Carnegie Library

1902 – Carnegie Library and Museum at Limerick

Unsuccessful entry for a competition for a new public library for Limerick. This design heavily influenced the 1912 Library,

1902 – Carnegie Public Library, Windsor, Ontario

Architect: John Scott & Co.

1905 – Carnegie Free Library, Sevenoaks, Kent

Architect: E. Evans Cronk

Perspective View including plan as published in The Building News, August 25th 1905. The building was funded by Andrew Carnegie on land donated by Henry Swaffield,

1905 – Carnegie Library & Town Hall, Eltham, Kent

Architect: Maurice B. Adams

Part of a larger municipal complex by Maurice B. Adams to also include a Town Hall and Swimming Baths,

1905 – Carnegie Library, Anglesea Street, Cork

Architect: Henry A. Cutler

Foundation stone laid by Andrew Carnegie in 1903 with the building opening in 1905. Located on Anglesea Street next to City Hall,

1905 – Carnegie Library, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Architect: George L. O’Connor

Built in 1905 on a prominent corner site, the Carnegie Free library was designed by George L.

1905 – Carnegie Library, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Architect: Alex Cullen

Front perspective view including ground & 1st. floor plans published in The Building News, March 6th 1903.

1905 – Carnegie Library, Portadown, Co. Armagh

Architect: James Walby

Constructed during the years 1903-05, and designed by local architect James Walby who was formerly a student of William Batt based in Belfast.

1905 – Carnegie Public Library, Accrington, Lancashire

Architect: W.J. Newton

Still in use today as a public Library, this building is chiefly notable for its magnificent stained glass window on the main cantilevered staircase.

1905 – Former Carnegie Library, William Ave., Winnipeg

Architect: Samuel Hooper

The Carnegie Public Library was officially opened on October 11th, 1905 by Governor General Earl Grey and functioned as Winnipeg’s central library until the completion of the Centennial Library in 1977.