Carnegie Library / Chamber of Commerce - Palestine, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.798 W 095° 38.061
15R E 250494 N 3517220
Built in 1914 it is no longer used as a library. This building now houses the Chamber of Commerce.
Waymark Code: WMXKBT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2018
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Listed by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The Library's brick exterior features elements of classical and Prairie School influences.
Historical Marker:
Outgrowth of 1853 effort by Judge John Graham Gooch to see circulating library established in Palestine, at first lending his own books. Original city library was replaced by this structure, built 1914 with aid from the Carnegie Foundation.
Address of Library Building:
502 N. Queen St.
Palestine, Tx USA
75801
Current Use of Building: Chamber of Commerce
Year Built (optional): 1915
Website about building: Not listed
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