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. It is currently the oldest, continuously operating public library in Tennessee.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: library
- Address: 500 West Church Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Masonic Temple and Bijou Theatre.
Masonic Temple
Church
Photo: Beata May, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting. Masonic Temple is situated 780 feet northwest of Lawson McGhee Library.
Bijou Theatre
Theater building
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Bijou Theatre is a theater located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1909 as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel, the theater has at various times served as performance venue for traditional theatre, vaudeville, a second-run moviehouse, a commencement stage for the city's African-American high school, and a pornographic movie theater. Bijou Theatre is situated 730 feet east of Lawson McGhee Library.
Tennessee Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Nfutvol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tennessee Theatre is a movie palace in the downtown core of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. The theater opened in 1928 in the 1908 Burwell Building, considered Knoxville's first skyscraper. Tennessee Theatre is situated 940 feet northeast of Lawson McGhee Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Knoxville and Knoxville.
Downtown Knoxville
Neighborhood
Photo: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Knoxville is the downtown area of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It contains the city's central business district and primary city and county municipal offices.
Knoxville
Knoxville, in Knox County, is the third-largest city in Tennessee. It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus and site of the 1982 World's Fair.
Old City
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Old City is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located at the northeast corner of the city's downtown area. Originally part of a raucous and vice-ridden section of town known as "The Bowery," the Old City has since been revitalized through extensive redevelopment efforts carried out during the 1980s through the present.
Lawson McGhee Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.96229° or 35° 57′ 44″ northLongitude
-83.91949° or 83° 55′ 10″ westLevels
2Open location code
867RX36J+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 268154191OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6504989
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