List of Carnegie libraries in Wyoming
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Carnegie libraries
in Wyoming
, where 16 libraries were built from 16 grants (totaling $257,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
from 1899 to 1917. As of 2010, 10 of these buildings are still standing, and 5 still operate as libraries.
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Carnegie library
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in Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, where 16 libraries were built from 16 grants (totaling $257,500) 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...
from 1899 to 1917. As of 2010, 10 of these buildings are still standing, and 5 still operate as libraries.
Key
Carnegie libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted |
Grant amount |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basin | Basin Basin, Wyoming Basin is a town in, and the county seat of, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town... |
$17,500 | Demolished in 1954 | |||
| 2 | Buffalo Carnegie Public Library (Buffalo, Wyoming) The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum is an American West museum in Buffalo, Wyoming, housed in a 1909 Carnegie Library building.-Building history:... |
Buffalo Buffalo, Wyoming Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County... |
$12,500 | 90 N. Main St. 44°20′53"N 106°41′58"W |
Completed in 1909, now a museum | ||
| 3 | Casper | Casper Casper, Wyoming Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... |
$13,000 | 2nd and Durban Sts. | Completed in 1910, demolished c. 1970 | ||
| 4 | Cheyenne | Cheyenne Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... |
$50,000 | 22nd St. and Capitol Ave. | Completed in 1902, demolished in 1971 | ||
| 5 | Cody | Cody Cody, Wyoming Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... |
$15,000 | Completed in 1916, demolished in 1965 | |||
| 6 | Douglas | Douglas Douglas, Wyoming Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,288 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Converse County... |
$10,000 | 300 Walnut St. | Completed in 1911, demolished on September 8, 1966 | ||
| 7 | Evanston | Evanston Evanston, Wyoming Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at... |
$11,000 | 1020 Front St. 41°16′07"N 110°57′54.5"W |
Completed in 1906, now houses the Uinta County Museum and Chamber of Commerce | ||
| 8 | Green River | Green River Green River, Wyoming Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census.... |
$20,000 | 177 N. Center St. 41°31′45"N 109°28′03"W |
Completed in 1906, now houses county circuit court | ||
| 9 | Lander | Lander Lander, Wyoming Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just... |
$15,000 | 451 N. 2nd St. 42°50′11"N 108°43′41"W |
Completed in 1907 | ||
| 10 | Laramie | Laramie Laramie, Wyoming Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... |
$20,000 | 405 E. Grand Ave. 41°18′40"N 105°35′31"W |
Now houses government offices | ||
| 11 | Lusk | Lusk Lusk, Wyoming Lusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Niobrara County. The town was laid out in June 1886 by engineers working on the Wyoming Central Railway. It was named after Frank S... |
$11,000 | 425 S. Main St. 42°45′36"N 104°27′06"W |
Completed in 1919 | ||
| 12 | Newcastle | Newcastle Newcastle, Wyoming Newcastle is a city in and the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,065 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Newcastle is located at... |
$12,500 | 23 W. Main St. 43°51′20"N 104°12′11"W |
Completed in 1911 | ||
| 13 | Rock Springs | Rock Springs Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... |
$12,500 | 400 C St. 41°35′01"N 109°13′07.5"W |
Completed in 1910, extensively altered | ||
| 14 | Sheridan | Sheridan Sheridan, Wyoming Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116... |
$12,500 | Completed in 1905, demolished in 1974 | |||
| 15 | Thermopolis | Thermopolis Thermopolis, Wyoming Thermopolis is the largest town in, and the county seat of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,172.... |
$12,500 | 328 Arapahoe St. 43°38′50"N 108°12′26"W |
Completed in 1919, now houses government offices | ||
| 16 | Wheatland | Wheatland Wheatland, Wyoming Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at .... |
$12,500 | 904 9th St. 42°03′24"N 104°57′11"W |
Completed in 1917, completely enclosed by a 1965 addition |