| Marker Number |
10925 |
| Atlas Number |
5395010925 |
| Marker Title |
Franklin Carnegie Library |
| Index Entry |
Franklin Carnegie Library |
| Address |
Decker and Owensville St. |
| City |
Franklin |
| County |
Robertson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
740175 |
| UTM Northing |
3435234 |
| Subject Codes |
lumber topics |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The city of Franklin housed a library of 1,000 volumes in its City Hall before 1913. In February that year, Franklin Mayor R. M. Cole (1848-1931) applied to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for funds to build a new library. The Carnegie Corporation approved plans and granted $7,500 to the project. This brick building with classical details and a pressed-metal roof resembling tiles was designed by an architect named Patterson and completed in 1914, though it served as a library only through 1918. School classes and public activities were held here through 1984. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 |
