Details for Franklin Carnegie Library
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5395010925
Data
| 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 | |
| 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 |