Carnegie Library of Washington D.C.
Central Public Library | |
 Carnegie Library building, located at Mount Vernon Square, houses the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. | |
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| Location | Mount Vernon Sq., 8th and K Streets, NW. Washington, D.C. |
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| Architect | Ackerman & Ross |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000290 |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1969 |
The Carnegie Library of Washington D.C. is situated in Mount Vernon Square, Washington, D.C.. Donated to the public by entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie, it was dedicated on January 7, 1903. It was designed by the New York firm of Ackerman & Ross in the style of Beaux-Arts architecture.
It was the first Carnegie library in Washington, D.C. and it was the first public library.
It was used as the central public library for Washington, D.C. for almost 70 years before it became overcrowded. The central library was then moved to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. After being shut down for ten years it was renovated as part of University of the District of Columbia. Currently it is used by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. and Events DC.[1]
In 2014, Events DC twice sought to move the International Spy Museum into the library, but failed to win historic preservation approval. [2]
References
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- ^ O'Connell, Jonathan (October 7, 2014). "Deal to move Spy Museum to Carnegie Building falls apart". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved 12 March 2016.