Lawson McGhee Library
The Lawson McGhee Library is the main library of Knox County Public Library in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is located at 500 West Church Avenue in downtown Knoxville.
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| Type | Public |
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| Location | 500 West Church Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.962290°N 83.919476°W |
| Website | www |
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The library was established in 1885 with a $50,000 donation from Knoxville businessman Charles McClung McGhee, and named for McGhee's daughter, May Lawson McGhee, who had died suddenly in 1883.[1]
The current Lawson McGhee Library building was designed by architect Bruce McCarty.[2]
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References
- "Places to Go, People to Remember - Knoxville and its landmarks recall, among others, a young mother who died, a businessman killed in a feud, and a Cabinet member who never came to town." Knoxville News Sentinel. December 29, 2002.
- "Noted Knoxville architect Bruce McCarty dies; designed many town, UT landmarks." Knoxville News Sentinel. January 7, 2013.
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