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Biblioteca Carnegie
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The Biblioteca Carnegie (or Carnegie Library) on Avenida Juan Ponce de León in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico[2] is a NRHP-listed Carnegie library funded through a $100,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation,[3] becoming Puerto Rico's first purpose-built library[4] when it was completed in 1915.[5]
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Location | Ponce de Leon Ave., Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico |
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Coordinates | 18°28′6″N 66°6′34″W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Henry D. Whitfield (Ramon Carbia, contractor) |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Part of | Puerta de Tierra Historic District |
NRHP reference No. | 83004196[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 20, 1983 |
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