Old Library Building

200 E. 8th St., Chattanooga, Tennessee. County/parish: Hamilton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 1973. NRIS 73001776.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Carnegie Library

From Wikipedia:

Old Library Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

The Old Library Building at 200 E. 8th St. in Chattanooga, Tennessee is a Carnegie library building which was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

It was designed by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt in Classical Revival style.

It was the first building specifically designed as a library in Chattanooga, although there has been a library in the city since 1867. It was built with a $50,000 Carnegie grant.

It was part of the Chattanooga Public Library system.

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