Carnegie Free Library, 300 East South Street, Union, Union County, SC. Surveyed as HABS SC,44-UNI,1-, with a 276-word written history.
“The Carnegie Free Library was one of the first of 15 libraries established in towns throughout South Carolina by iron and steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.”
Written record, HABS SC,44-UNI,1- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS SC,44-UNI,1- · the record runs 276 words · one of 7 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS SC,44-UNI,1-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The Carnegie Free Library was one of the first of 15 libraries established in towns throughout South Carolina by iron and steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie provided communities all over the world with funds to build public library buildings. Other South Carolina towns with Carnegie libraries include Darlington, Kingstree, Beaufort, and Sumter. The Carnegie Free Library in Union is constructed of yellow brick with contrasting red brick and terra cotta trim. The facade has an Ionic portico in antis with a semicircular pediment bearing the name "Carnegie Free Library." A low octagonal dome with a finial is centered on the roof. The interior of the building was renovated in but much original fabric remains.
The Carnegie Free Library in Union was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, as part of South Street Historic District. Source of Information: National Register of Historic places Nomination Form Compiler: E. Thomas Sims South Carolina Department of Archives and History May 2, # ADDENDUM TO HABS No. CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY 300 E. South Street Union Union County South Carolina 11 u; il XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, DC
| Union, South Carolina | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Union County, South Carolina | 34 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Union building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Gist House | HABS SC,44-UNI.V,1- | 1,062 words |
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