Ranger Exes Memorial - Historic Texas Carnegie Library buildings in Texas

Texas was awarded 31 Carnegie grants in the early 1900s to build libraries. Many of the buildings that were constructed no longer exist. Of the 13 library buildings remaining, most are used for other functions. All photos taken by Webmaster. 1. BALLINGER Carnegie Library building in Ballinger Built in 1909 and located at 204 N. 8th St. It is still a public library. (National Register of Historic Places)
2. BELTON Carnegie Library building in Belton Built in 1911 and located at 201 N. Main St. It is now the Belton Bell County Museum.
3. BRYAN Carnegie Library building in Bryan Built in 1904 and located at 111 S. Main St. It is now the Carnegie Center of Brazos Valley Museum. This is the oldest remaining Carnegie Library building.
4. CLEBURNE Carnegie Library building in Cleburne Built in 1905 and located at 201 N. Caddo St. It was a library until 1978 and is now the Layland Museum. (National Register of Historic Places)
5. FRANKLIN Carnegie Library building in Franklin Built in 1914 being located at 315 E. Decherd and appears to be a similar design to the building in Palestine. It is now the Robertson County Library.
6. GAINESVILLE Carnegie Library building in Gainesville Built in 1914 and located at 201 S. Denton St. The library moved in 1963 and the building is now the Butterfield Stage.
7. JEFFERSON Carnegie Library building in Jefferson Built in 1907 and located at 304 W. Lafayette St. It is still the Jefferson Carnegie Library.
8. MARSHALL Carnegie Library building in Marshall Built in 1907 and located at 711 Wiley Ave. It is now the Willis J. King Administration Building on the Wiley College campus.
9. PALESTINE Carnegie Library building in Palestine Built in 1914 and located at 502 N. Queen St. It is now the Palestine Chamber of Commerce. (National Register of Historic Places)
10. SHERMAN Carnegie Library building in Sherman Built in 1915 and located at 301 S. Walnut St. It is now the Red River Historical Museum.
11. STAMFORD Carnegie Library in Stamford Built in 1910 and located at 600 E. McHarg St. It is still the Stamford Carnegie Library.
12. TERRELL Carnegie Library building in Terrell Built in 1910 and located at 207 N. Frances St. It is now the Terrell Heritage Museum and once housed memorabilia from the No. 1 British Flying Training School which has been moved to another location near the airport.
13. TYLER Carnegie Library building in Tyler Built in 1904 and located at 125 S. College St. It is now the Smith County Historical Museum.
COMMUNITIES WHOSE CARNEGIE BUILDINGS NO LONGER EXIST: ABILENE..............building demolished. BROWNWOOD............building demolished. CLARKSVILLE..........building destroyed by fire in 1980. murial of Carnegie Library in Corsicana CORSICANA............building demolished, built in 1906 and replaced by a new city library in 1967. The Carnegie Library is pictured above in a mural located at the city library on Collin Street. Carnegie Library building in Dallas DALLAS...............buildings demolished, built in 1901 at Commerce & Harwood Streets in downtown Dallas, had 10,000 books. DALLAS...............buildings demolished. EL PASO..............building demolished. FORT WORTH...........building demolished. GREENVILLE...........building demolished. HOUSTON (2)..........built in 1899 and 1925, both demolished, new city library built on 1925 site in 1982, two of the original pillars are behind it. MEMPHIS..............building demolished. PECOS................building demolished. PITTSBURG............building destroyed by fire in 1939. SAN ANTONIO..........building demolished. SULPHUR SPRINGS......building demolished. TEMPLE...............building destroyed by fire in 1918. VERNON...............building demolished. WACO.................building demolished. WINNSBORO............building demolished.