| Marker Number |
9795 |
| Atlas Number |
5063009795 |
| Marker Title |
Site of First Carnegie Library in Texas |
| Index Entry |
Carnegie Library, First in Texas |
| Address |
200 Rusk St. |
| City |
Pittsburg |
| County |
Camp |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
316206 |
| UTM Northing |
3652430 |
| Subject Codes |
libraries; opera houses |
| Marker Year |
1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Pittsburg City Hall, SE corner Rusk and E. Marshall streets. Marker faces E. Marshall Street. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
At 1898 request of firm mining coal in Pittsburg, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave $5,000.00 to match local pledges and build the first Carnegie Library (of 31) in Texas on this site. The masonry building was also the opera house and city hall. Library had 3,000 books. It became a social center, with meeting rooms for clubs and groups such as ladies sewing for World War I hospitals. The opera house staged professional drama and lectures and was used for graduations and recitals until modern school was built in 1926. The library burned in 1939. (1973) |
