Carnegie Free Library of Braddock
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The Braddock Carnegie Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania, is the first Carnegie Library in the United States. As such, the library was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012,[3][4] following its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and is on the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation's List of Historic Landmarks.
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Braddock Carnegie Library | |
Location | 419 Library St., Braddock, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°24′6.73″N 79°51′55.53″W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1888 |
Architect | William Halsey Wood (1888); Longfellow, Alden & Harlow (1893 addition) |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 73001585[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
Designated NHL | March 2, 2012 |
Designated PHLF | 1976[2] |
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