List of Carnegie libraries in Virginia

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Virginia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Virginia, where 3 public libraries were built from 2 grants (totaling $78,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $175,000).

Norfolk Main
Norfolk Van Wyck

Waynesboro

William and Mary

Manassas Industrial Institute

Randolph-Macon

Washington
and
Lee

Virginia Carnegie libraries

Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted[1]	Grant amount[1][2]	Location	Notes
1	Norfolk Main	Norfolk		Mar 8, 1901	$50,000	345 W. Freemason St. 36°51′07″N 76°17′44″W	Designed by Herbert G. Hale and Henry G. Morse, the Norfolk library has, since 1970, served as office space.[3]
2	Norfolk Van Wyck	Norfolk		Mar 8, 1901	$20,000	345 Shirley Ave. 36°52′28″N 76°17′26″W	This library was funded by a Carnegie grant and a donation from H.D. Van Wyck in 1901, but did not open until May 15, 1916. It was designed by Ferguson, Calrow, and Wren.[4]
3	Waynesboro	Waynesboro		Feb 26, 1914	$8,000	301 Walnut Ave. 38°04′02″N 78°53′35″W	Part of Fishburne Military School since 1984, this building was designed by T. J. Collins & Sons. Now used for JROTC classrooms.

Academic libraries

	Institution	Locality	Image	Date granted[5]	Grant amount[5]	Location	Notes
1	The College of William & Mary	Williamsburg		Mar 31, 1905 Dec 14, 1921	$20,000 $25,000		Open 1909–1966, now Tucker Hall
2	Manassas Industrial Institute	Manassas		Apr 16, 1908	$15,000		Only entrance arch remains
3	Randolph-Macon College	Ashland		May 2, 1921	$60,000		Now Peele Hall
4	Washington and Lee University	Lexington		Mar 15, 1905	$55,000		Open 1908–1979, known as Huntley Hall, now houses the Williams School of Commerce

Notes

1. At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
2. "The South—Virginia". Library Journal. New York: R. R. Bowker. 40: 360. May 1915. ISSN 0000-0035.
3. Koch, Theodore (1917). A book of Carnegie libraries. New York: H. W. Wilson. p. 116. carnegie library norfolk.
4. Haile, Peggy. "History of the Norfolk Public Library". Norfolk Public Library. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
5. Miller, pp. 38–40

References

• Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
• Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
• Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
• Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.