List of Carnegie libraries in New York
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in New York provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in New York, where 107 public libraries were built from 42 grants (totaling $6,416,821) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 3 institutions (totaling $247,949). Of the 107 public libraries, 66 were built in New York City alone and are listed separately.
Key
Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Public libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | File:Carnegie Library in Amsterdam, NY.jpg | Feb 4, 1902 | $25,000 | 28 Church St. | Construction began 1902, opened 1903 |
| 2 | Andover | Andover | File:Carnegie Library, Andover NY.jpg | Nov 21, 1911 | $5,000 | 40 Main St. | Opened 1912 |
| 3 | Binghamton | Binghamton | File:Carnegie Library in Binghamton NY.jpg | Apr 26, 1902 | $75,000 | 78 Exchange St. | Open 1904–2002 |
| 4 | Bolivar | Bolivar | File:Carnegie Library, Bolivar NY.jpg | Apr 10, 1909 | $5,000 | 390 Main St. | Opened 1910 |
| 5 | Canastota | Canastota | File:Canastota Public Library.jpg | Jan 10, 1902 | $10,000 | 102 W. Center St. | |
| 6 | Catskill | Catskill | Feb 2, 1901 | $20,000 | 1 Franklin St. | ||
| 7 | Chatham | Chatham | File:Carnegie Library in Chatham, NY.jpg | Aug 16, 1901 | $15,000 | 11 Woodbridge Ave | Opened 1905 |
| 8 | Dunkirk | Dunkirk | Feb 20, 1904 | $25,000 | 536 Central Ave. | ||
| 9 | Elmira | Elmira | File:Carnegie Library, Elmira NY.jpg | Jan 28, 1916 | $70,000 | 400 E. Church St. | The new Steele Library at 101 E. Church opened in 1979. |
| 10 | Fleischmanns | Fleischmanns | File:Skene Memorial Library, Fleischmanns, NY.jpg | 1901 | $5,000 | 1017 Main St. | |
| 11 | Franklinville | Franklinville | May 8, 1914 | $2,200 | 5 N. Main St. | ||
| 12 | Fulton | Fulton | Mar 14, 1902 | $15,000 | 160 S. 1st St. | ||
| 13 | Gloversville | Gloversville | File:Gloversville Free Library Aug 10.jpg | Mar 8, 1901 | $50,000 | 58 E. Fulton St. | |
| 14 | Hamburg | Hamburg | Jul 23, 1914 | $5,000 | 102 Buffalo St. | ||
| 15 | Hornell | Hornell | File:Hornell Library Aug 09.jpg | Jan 22, 1903 | $25,000 | 64 Genesee St. | |
| 16 | Johnstown | Johnstown | File:Carnegie Library in Johnstown, NY.jpg | Mar 6, 1901 | $16,000 | 38 S. Market St. | Construction started in 1902. |
| 17 | Kingston | Kingston | File:Kingston City Library, NY.jpg | Apr 26, 1902 | $30,000 | 55 Franklin St. | |
| 18 | Lackawanna | Lackawanna | File:Lackawanna Public Library.jpg | May 3, 1917 | $30,000 | 560 Ridge Rd. | |
| 19 | Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon | Feb 19, 1901 | $72,000 | 28 S. 1st Ave. | ||
| 20 | New Rochelle | New Rochelle | File:New Rochelle Carnegie Library-2.jpg | Mar 14, 1901 | $60,000 | 662 Main St. | |
| 21 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls | File:Niagara Falls Public Library Jun 09.JPG | Mar 8, 1901 | $50,000 | 1022 Main St. | |
| 22 | North Tonawanda | North Tonawanda | File:North Tonawanda Carnegie Library Nov 08.JPG | Dec 27, 1902 | $20,000 | 240 Goundry St. | |
| 23 | Northport | Northport | File:Northport Historic Library-World War One Memorial.jpg | May 21, 1913 | $10,000 | 215 Main St. | |
| 24 | Nyack | Nyack | File:06131908lincolnboulder.jpg | Dec 21, 1901 | $15,000 | 59 S. Broadway | |
| 25 | Olean | Olean | File:Olean Public Library Apr 10.JPG | Nov 27, 1906 | $40,000 | 116 S. Union St. | |
| 26 | Ossining | Ossining | Dec 23, 1911 | $26,000 | |||
| 27 | Patchogue | Patchogue | File:Old Patchogue Library.JPG | Jan 8, 1905 | $15,000 | 160 W. Main St. | Open 1908–1981, moved to a temporary location in 2012.[2][3] Moved to current location in 2013, re-opened in 2016 as Teen Center at the Patchogue-Medford Carnegie Library. |
| 28 | Penn Yan | Penn Yan | File:Main St 214, Public Library, Penn Yan HD 01.JPG | Jan 6, 1903 | $10,000 | 214 Main St. | |
| 29 | Perry | Perry | Jul 13, 1912 | $12,000 | 70 Main St. N. | ||
| 30 | Port Jervis | Port Jervis | File:Free Library Port Jervis.jpg | Feb 21, 1901 | $30,000 | 138 Pike St. | |
| 31 | Rockville Centre | Rockville Centre | Dec 14, 1903 | $10,000 | 11 Clinton Ave. | ||
| 32 | Salamanca | Salamanca | File:Carnegie Library, Salamanca NY.jpg | Feb 3, 1917 | $17,500 | 45 S. Main St. | Open 1920–1976, now a law office |
| 33 | Saugerties | Saugerties | File:Saugerties Public Library Apr 09.jpg | Sep 25, 1914 | $12,500 | 91 Washington Ave. | |
| 34 | Schenectady | Schenectady | File:Webster House 1.jpg | Feb 13, 1901 | $50,000 | Open 1903–1970, now Webster House, a dormitory at Union College | |
| 35 | Solvay | Solvay | File:Carnegie Library Solvay NY.jpg | Jan 13, 1903 | $10,000 | 615 Woods Rd. | |
| 36 | Syracuse | Syracuse | File:Carnegie Library in Syracuse NY.jpg | Jan 15, 1901 | $200,000 | 335 Montgomery St. | Open 1905–1988 |
| 37 | Theresa | Theresa | Jan 18, 1910 | $7,500 | 301 Main St. | ||
| 38 | Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga | File:Black Watch Library, Ticonderoga.jpg | Mar 8, 1904 | $7,000 | 161 Montcalm St. | |
| 39 | Warsaw | Warsaw | File:Warsaw Public Library Oct 09.jpg | Feb 5, 1904 | $12,500 | 130 N. Main St. | |
| 40 | White Plains | White Plains | Dec 20, 1904 | $40,000 | |||
| 41 | Yonkers | Yonkers | File:VIEW NORTHEAST SHOWING MAIN ENTRANCE ON SOUTHWEST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Yonkers Public Library, Nepperhan Avenue and South Broadway, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY HABS NY,60-YONK,5-1.tif | Mar 8, 1901 | $50,000 |
Academic libraries
| Institution | Locality | Image | Year granted[4] |
Grant amount[4] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred University | Alfred | File:Carnegie Hall Alfred NY Apr 12.jpg | Mar 26, 1906 Jan 2, 1913 |
$10,000 $20,000 |
Renamed Jordan Hall in 2021, houses Alfred University administration and finance offices | |
| 2 | Syracuse University | Syracuse | File:Syracuse Carnegie Library.jpg | Mar 15, 1905 | $150,000 | One of the Comstock Tract Buildings | |
| 3 | Wells College | Aurora | Feb 20, 1908 December 22, 1922 |
$57,949 $10,000 |
Open 1911–1968, now Cleveland Hall |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
- ↑ "Carnegie Library Moving Wednesday," by Michael Sorrentino (Patchogue Patch)
- ↑ "The Carnegie Library Move (Greater Patchogue Historical Society)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miller, pp. 38–40
References
- Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
- Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
- Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
- Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.
Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.