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The Colorado Springs Public Library–Carnegie Building is a Neo-classical library building in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funded by the Andrew Carnegie Library Fund. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is associated with the City Beautiful movement. [1] [3]
Old Colorado City Library 2418 West Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Palmer Lake Library 66 Lower Glenway, Palmer Lake, CO 80133 Penrose Library 20 N. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Ruth Holley Library 685 North Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80915 Sand Creek Library 1821 South Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80916 ...
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Colorado provides detailed information on Carnegie libraries in the U.S. State of Colorado, where 35 [a] public libraries were built from 27 grants (totaling $749,943) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. As of 2010, 30 of these buildings are still standing, and 18 still ...
On January 7, 1896, the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado City formally opened and dedicated a library they called the Woods Free Library, named after Mrs. Lydia Woods of Manitou Springs, Colorado, who had donated $1,000 to purchase books. In 1901, the library was moved to the Templeton Building at 8 North 25th Street.
In 1880, Tom Cooke of Salida stumbled upon ore deposits while searching for horses. Prospectors flocked to this location and the town of Bonanza City was founded. The Bonanza, Colorado, post office opened on August 12, 1880, [7] and the Town of Bonanza City was incorporated on January 13, 1881. [4]
The first library in the district was established in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in New Castle, Colorado. This library served the entire county and had about 14,000 books. The Garfield County Commissioners took over funding the library system after the WPA was discontinued. [6]
Gen Z are over having their work ethic questioned: ‘Most Boomers don’t know what it’s like to work 40+ hours a week and still not be able to afford a house’ Orianna Rosa Royle January 26 ...
1901 - Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway begins operating. [12] 1903 - El Paso County Courthouse building constructed. 1904 - Colorado Springs City Hall built. 1905 Colorado Springs Public Library-Carnegie Building opens. [10] Henry Clay Hall becomes mayor. 1906 - Sons of the American Revolution chapter organized. [13]