Elliott–Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library building located in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a small, one-story brick veneer structure in the Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival style. It was the last public library in North Carolina to receive a grant from the Carnegie Foundation that funded 2,507 such facilities worldwide. In the 1950s, it was converted for use as radio station WHKY by the Catawba Valley Broadcasting Company. It later housed an advertising and public relations firm.[2]
Elliott-Carnegie Library | |
 Elliott-Carnegie Library, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 415 - 1st Ave. NW, Hickory, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′58″N 81°20′42″W / 35.73278°N 81.34500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Hickory MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000584[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips and Jerry L. Cross (June 1983). "Elliott-Carnegie Library" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.