List of Carnegie libraries in the District of Columbia

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C. provides detailed information on United States

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Carnegie library

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in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, where 4 public libraries were built from one grant (totaling $682,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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on March 16, 1899. In addition, one academic library was granted.

Key

Carnegie libraries

	Library	Location	Notes
1	Main	Mt. Vernon Square 38.9026°N 77.0229°W	Designed by New York firm Ackerman and Ross, this Beaux-Arts building was dedicated on January 7, 1903—both Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century... and President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... attended the ceremony. It is now the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; the library closed in 1970.
2	Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Library (Washington, D.C.) The Mount Pleasant Library at 1600 Lamont Street, NW in Washington, DC is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library System that opened in May 1925, and is the third oldest public library building still in use in Washington...	1600 Lamont St., NW 38.930558°N 77.037176°W	Designed by noted library architect Edward Lippincott Tilton, this is the last library built with Carnegie funds in Washington, D.C., having opened on May 15, 1925.
3	Southeast	403 7th St., SE 38°53′2.67"N 76°59′47.25"W	Another building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton, this library sits on a triangular-shaped site. It opened December 8, 1922.
4	Takoma Park	416 Cedar St., NW 38°58′28.99"N 77°1′7.08"W	Built in the Renaissance Revival style by Marsh and Peter and opening on November 17, 1911, this was the first branch library in Washington, D.C. The building was renovated in 2008 and 2009.

Academic library

	Institution	Image	Date granted	Grant amount	Location	Notes
1	Howard University Howard University Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...			$50,000	Carnegie Bldg. 38°55′22.32"N 77°1′15.04"W	A Whitfield & King of New York design, this building was dedicated April 25, 1910, in exercises attended by both Andrew Carnegie and President William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... . It was repurposed in 1937, now serving as office space.

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