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Who doesn't love Carnegie Libraries? Ohio built the third largest number of Carnegie Libraries, constructing 111 libraries with 78 grants. While many are the typical Carnegie school of design (central entrance with columns, etc.), Ohio has a diverse collection of styles from Victorian Romanesque (Steubenville) to Federal (Wauseon) to a mix of Second Renaissance and Georgian Revival (East Liverpool). Of those 111: -60 remain libraries (or part of libraries) -35 have been adapted for reuse, many as law offices and libraries or historical museums, etc -10 have been demolished -6 sit vacant Those demolished:-Alliance (1974) -Celina (1968) -West End Branch - Cincinnati (1947) -Woodland Branch - Cleveland (fire in 1957) -West Branch - Dayton (fire in 1979) -Lima (1961) -Marysville (1997) -Mott Branch - Toledo (1980) -Kent Branch - Toledo (fire in 1974) -Wooster (1966) Those vacant:-South Brooklyn Branch - Cleveland (closed in 1936) -Superior Branch - Cleveland (closed in 1990) -Coshocton (closed in 1973) -Middletown (closed in 1983) -Xenia (closed in 1978) -Conneaut (closed in 2003) *Compiled from Carnegie Libraries in Ohio by Mary Ellen Armentrout. The book features images of all 111 libraries, along with a history of each. I'd highly recommend checking one out. Lebanon, constructed in 1908, received a restoration and sensitive addition in 1988. The library is one of only two in Ohio with a corner entrance and is a showpiece in downtown.  Middletown, built in 1911, was vacated in 1983 when the city built a big-box style library closer to downtown. It was used as a homeless shelter for several years but is vacant today.     Oxford/Miami U., which opened in 1910, was vacated as a library in 1972 and became home to the Dept. of Architecture and Interior Design. In the mid-90's, it underwent a major renovation which preserved the integrity of the structure.    Xenia, completed in 1906, has sat vacant since 1978 as several reuse plans never materialized.    Dayton's East Branch was completed in 1914 and used until the mid-60's. After sitting vacant, the city renovated the building for the Southeast Priority Board Offices and a neighborhood center and clinic.    Coshocton, the 1000th Carnegie Library, has sat vacant and decaying since 1973 when the library moved into the vacated historic post office.   
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« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2007, 12:03:46 PM » |
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great thread. i always wondered ho many carnegie libraries were around.
some of them look just like old high schools of the day.
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2007, 03:16:07 PM » |
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The Coshocton one is really a shame.
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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2007, 06:20:15 PM » |
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That's too bad about the Coshocton one, that was probably my favorite that you posted.
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2007, 12:56:10 PM » |
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because I've been! East Liverpool  well you can read 
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2007, 11:38:53 PM » |
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Germantown's is a classic Carnegie design scaled perfectly for the town.  Today the old library houses the Germantown Historical Society. 
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2007, 12:14:02 PM » |
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This is my childhood Carnegie Library in Galion... still live within a stone's throw of it (not that I would do such a thing!)... tastefully expanded to the rear in the late 1980s. 
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2007, 11:30:52 PM » |
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Neat thread...can't believe I missed it for this long.
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2007, 01:48:17 PM » |
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I thought I'd add a few more... Akron    Milan - twin to Ripley   Warren  Bellfountaine  Bryan  Kenton  Sandusky  
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« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2009, 07:29:51 PM » |
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Ashtabula  Bellevue  Canton  Cedarville   Chillicothe  Conneaut  Defiance (photo by the pope)  Gallipolis (photo by SummitStreet)  Geneva  Kent (photo by Andrew)  Madison  Norwood  Oberlin  Paulding   Wilmington  
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« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2009, 07:41:17 PM » |
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A few more from ebay postcards... Alliance (demolished)  Athens/Ohio University  Cleveland - Carnegie West  Cleveland - Woodland (destroyed by fire)  Greenville  Kent  Lima (demolished)  Lorain  Marietta/Marietta College  Napoleon  Salem  Steubenville  Washington Court House  Westerville/Otterbein College  Youngstown 
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« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2009, 08:34:47 PM » |
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Thanks for the bump. I haven't seen this thread before.
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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2009, 09:25:16 PM » |
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Amherst:  Proposal for addition: 
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« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2009, 09:40:35 PM » |
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Lakewood  In 1954, the front facade was ripped off and the building was expanded. A wonderful Robert A.M. Stern addition has since been made, but it is still disappointing. 
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« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2009, 12:55:27 AM » |
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I've driven by that building in Gallipolis a hundred times and never realized it was a Carnegie, very cool.
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« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2010, 02:11:28 PM » |
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The Cincinnati Carnegies are very decorative!! I like'm
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« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2010, 05:15:01 AM » |
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I saw this one on Jefferson Ave in Cleveland's Tremont. Were these later, simpler editions of Carnegies? It sort of looks like the Brooklyn branch you have pictured. Sorry, btw, if this is already in this thread...  
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« Reply #23 on: January 12, 2010, 05:41:37 AM » |
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Were these later, simpler editions of Carnegies? It sort of looks like the Brooklyn branch you have pictured.
Indeed. Cleveland built its 15 Carnegies between 1905 and 1920. The Jefferson and Brooklyn branches were not built until 1918 and 1919. Both used the same plans as the East 79th branch, but have much more basic facades due to limited funding and building materials during WWI. Superior was the only branch constructed after Jefferson and Brooklyn and bears a closer resemblence to East 79th. The building is currently scheduled for demolition. Superior from buckeye1's Glenville thread: 
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