Cambria Public Library Building
Cambria Public Library Building | |
 Cambria Public Library Building, HABS Photo, September 1988 | |
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| Location | 304 Washington St., Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°19′40″N 78°55′15″W / 40.32778°N 78.92083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Other, French Gothic revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001100[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
Cambria Public Library Building, also known as Carnegie Public Library, is a historic library building located at Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1890-1891, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919. Carnegie provided all funds toward the construction and maintenance of the library through 1930. It is a three-story brick building with a tile roof encased in dormers in the French Gothic revival style. It was damaged in the Johnstown Flood of 1936 and ceased to function as a library in 1971.[2] The building houses the Johnstown Flood Museum.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Downtown Johnstown Historic District.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmark (March 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cambria Public Library Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-06.
External links
Media related to Carnegie Library (Johnstown) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5386, "Johnstown Public Library, 304 Washington Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA", 2 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Johnstown Flood Museum website
- Library buildings completed in 1891
- Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania
- Former library buildings in the United States
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- 1891 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania
- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania