List of Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia
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Carnegie libraries
in Philadelphia, where 25 libraries were built from 1 grant (totaling $1,500,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
on January 5, 1903.
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Carnegie libraries
Carnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
in Philadelphia, where 25 libraries were built from 1 grant (totaling $1,500,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
on January 5, 1903.
Carnegie libraries
| Library | Image | Location | Notes | |
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| 1 | Chestnut Hill | 8711 Germantown Avenue (19118) 40.077255°N 75.208755°W |
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| 2 | Cobbs Creek | 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway, (19143) 39.94572°N 75.241500°W |
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| 3 | Falls of Schuylkill | 3501 Midvale Avenue (19129) 40.014201°N 75.191874°W |
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| 4 | Frankford | 4634 Frankford Avenue (19124) | Replaced by modern building | |
| 5 | Germantown | 5818 Germantown Avenue (19144) 40.037324°N 75.176045°W |
Senior citizens center | |
| 6 | Greenwich | Original razed | ||
| 7 | Haddington | 446 North 65th Street (19151) 39.970048°N 75.249346°W |
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| 8 | Kingsessing | 1201 South 51st Street (19143) 39.942406°N 75.219037°W |
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| 9 | Lehigh | 601 West Lehigh Avenue (19133) 39.992343°N 75.142173°W |
Renamed Lillian Marerro Branch ca. 2005 | |
| 10 | Logan | 1333 Wagner Avenue (19141), 40.031457°N 75.145342°W |
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| 11 | Manayunk | Fleming and Dupont Streets (19128) 40.031107°N 75.222124 °W |
Now a nursing home | |
| 12 | McPherson Square | 601 East Indiana Avenue {19134) 39.994808°N 75.11878°W |
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| 13 | Nicetown | 1715 Hunting Park Avenue (19124) | Replaced by modern building in 1961, at 3720 Broad Street 19140 | |
| 14 | Oak Lane | 6614 North 12th Street (19126) 40.053362°N 75.137714°W |
Land gift of citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity | |
| 15 | Paschalville | 6942 Woodland Avenue (19142) 39.920410°N 75.24089°W |
Faces South 70th Street | |
| 16 | Passyunk | 1935 Shunk Street (19145) 39.919622°N 75.1802°W |
Opened 1914, Renamed 2004: Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Branch | |
| 17 | Richmond | 2987 Almond Street (19134) 39.982963°N 75.108653°W |
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| 18 | Ritner Children's | No longer in existence | ||
| 19 | Southwark | 932 South 7th Street (19147) | Replaced with modern building Renamed Charles Santore Branch, 2004 |
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| 20 | Spring Garden | 1700 Spring Garden Street | Razed | |
| 21 | Tacony | 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135) 40.025356°N 75.0452300°W |
Land gift of Jacob S. Disston, Esq. 1906 | |
| 22 | Thomas Holme | 7810 Frankford Avenue (19136) 40.040293°N 75.031184°W |
Holmesburg Library Land gift of Lower Dublin Academy |
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| 23 | Walnut Street | 140 South 40th Street (19104) 39.954112°N 75.202589°W |
West Philadelphia Branch | |
| 24 | Wissahickon | Manayunk Avenue and Osbourne Street | Razed | |
| 25 | Wyoming | 231 East Wyoming Avenue (19120) 40.021191°N 75.121402°W |
Opened October 30, 1930, it was the last library funded by Carnegie. |