Carnegie Library (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

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. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919. Carnegie provided $34,000 toward the construction of the Parkersburg library. It is a two-story, L-shaped brick structure in the Classical Revival style. The facade is detailed in gray stone and features a pediment with two Doric order columns.^[2] It ceased use as a library about 1975, and in December 1985, it was re-opened, as Trans Allegheny Books, which was the largest used book store in West Virginia until it closed in 2010.^[3]

Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and eastern side of the former library
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Location	725 Green St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°15′56″N 81°33′22″W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Prewett, G.W.; Sanderson, E.T.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference No.	82001769[1]
Added to NRHP	October 8, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, West Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. David Kurtz (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carnegie Library" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
3. Einhorn Press website Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine