List of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma, where 24 public libraries were built from 24 grants awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1916. In addition, an academic library was built at the University of Oklahoma in Norman from a $30,000 grant given February 20, 1903.
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Public libraries
Library | City or town | Image | Date granted | Grant amount | Location | Notes | |
1 | Ardmore | Ardmore | $15,000 | 500 Stanley Street SW | Current location of the Pansy Garden Club | ||
2 | Bartlesville | Bartlesville | $12,500 | 7th and Osage | Currently Law Offices | ||
3 | Chickasha | Chickasha | $10,000 | 527 Iowa Ave | Razed in 1963 | ||
4 | Collinsville | Collinsville | $7,500 | 1223 W Main St | |||
5 | Cordell | Cordell | $9,000 | 105 E 1st St | Location of Washita County Historical Society museum since 1981 | ||
6 | El Reno | El Reno | $12,500 | 215 E. Wade | |||
7 | Elk City | Elk City | $10,000 | 221 West Broadway | |||
8 | Enid | Enid | $25,000 | 402 North Independence Avenue | Razed in 1972 | ||
9 | Frederick | Frederick | $10,000 | 200 East Grand | |||
10 | Guthrie | Guthrie | $26,000 | 406 E Oklahoma Ave | Now part of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum | ||
11 | Hobart | Hobart | $10,000 | 200 S Main | |||
12 | Lawton | Lawton | $20,000 | 5th & "B" Avenue | Currently Lawton town hall | ||
13 | McAlester | McAlester | $25,000 | 325 E. Grand Avenue | Razed in 1973 | ||
14 | Miami | Miami | $10,000 | 200 N. Main | Razed in 1962 | ||
15 | Muskogee | Muskogee | $60,000 | 401 E. Broadway | Currently occupied by Ark of Faith | ||
16 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | $60,000 | 131 Dean A. McGee Avenue | Razed in 1951 | ||
17 | Perry | Perry | $10,000 | 302 North 7th Street | |||
18 | Ponca City | Ponca City | $6,500 | Grand Avenue and Fifth Street | Razed in 1935 | ||
19 | Sapulpa | Sapulpa | $25,000 | 27 W Dewey | |||
20 | Shawnee | Shawnee | $15,500 | 331 North Broadway | Now the District Attorney's office | ||
21 | Tahlequah | Tahlequah | $10,000 | 120 S. College Ave | A new building was attached to the Carnegie building and was dedicated in 1978. This new addition currently serves as the primary library facility while the Carnegie building serves as a meeting and special occasion area, still in use by the Tahlequah Public Library. | ||
22 | Tulsa | Tulsa | $55,000 | 3rd and Cheyenne | Razed in 1965 | ||
23 | University of Oklahoma | Norman | $30,000 | 650 Parrington Oval | Now the Department of Classics and Letters, the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage, and the Office of Academic Integrity | ||
24 | Wagoner | Wagoner | $10,000 | 102 South State | |||
25 | Woodward | Woodward | $10,000 | 1207 8th Street |