Carnegie Library
The Parkersburg Carnegie Library is a historic library building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was designed and built in 1905, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: historic building in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Parkersburg Carnegie Library”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bethel AME Church and St. Francis Xavier Church.
Bethel AME Church
Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 820 Clay Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia.
St. Francis Xavier Church
Church
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St. Francis Xavier Church is a historic church at 532 Market Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This church was built in 1869 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. St. Francis Xavier Church is situated 990 feet west of Carnegie Library.
First Baptist Church
Church
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First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 813 Market Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three by six-bay, brick church in the Italianate style, which was popular at the time. First Baptist Church is situated 880 feet north of Carnegie Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkersburg and Julia-Ann Square Historic District.
Parkersburg
Parkersburg is a city of 30,000 people in West Virginia. It was known as "Newport" when it was founded, later to be renamed Parkersburg in 1810. The city sits where the Little Kanawha River meets the Ohio river; the town of Belpre lies just across the river in Ohio.
Julia-Ann Square Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Julia-Ann Square Historic District, is a national historic district located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It is to the west of the Avery Street Historic District.
Newport
Neighborhood
Newport is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.
Carnegie Library
- Categories: Carnegie library, building, historic site, historic building, and education
- Location: Wood County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.2656° or 39° 15′ 56″ northLongitude
-81.55596° or 81° 33′ 21″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
86FW7C8V+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 398617965OpenStreetMap feature
building=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingGeoNames ID
4801462Wikidata ID
Q5043933
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