Details for George Washington Carver Branch Library
Historical Marker —
Atlas Number 5507014088
Data
Marker Number
14088
Atlas Number
5507014088
Marker Title
George Washington Carver Branch Library
Index Entry
Carver, George Washington, Branch Library
Address
1165 Angelina Street
City
Austin
County
Travis
UTM Zone
14
UTM Easting
622691
UTM Northing
3349382
Subject Codes
African American topics; libraries
Marker Year
1977
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
Carver Branch, Austin Public Library. Angelina Street, E side 300 feet N. of Rosewood Ave.
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
In Feb. 1926 the Austin Public Library opened in a room over a downtown store. Within months, the books were moved to this structure, built at Guadalupe and Ninth St., across from Wooldridge Park. In 1933, with completion of a permanent library facility, the original building was relocated here to meet the request of the black community for its own library. The frame structure was brick veneered and named for black educator George Washington Carver. Directed by Hattie Henson, 1933-43, this was the first branch in the Austin library system. (1977)
