- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Carnegie Library
- Creator:
- Edwards & Son
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1903
- Subject:
- Libraries--Georgia--Atlanta
Facades--Georgia--Atlanta
Streets--Georgia--Atlanta
Utility poles
Varnelle, John W.--Homes & haunts--Georgia--Atlanta
Carnegie Library of Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Carnegie Way, 33.7724524, -84.39428020232
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Forsyth Street - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the exterior of the Carnegie Library at the corner of Carnegie Way and Forsyth Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, with a view of the residence of conductor John W. Varnelle (far right).
Neoclassical; cobblestone
The Carnegie Library was Atlanta's first public library. It was built by New York architects Ackerman & Ross and opened in 1902. The building was located on 126 Carnegie Way in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, and was demolished in 1977. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2189.001
ahc1702189001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/722
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
