National Register Record for CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Historic Name: CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Current Name: SAME
Address: OKLAHOMA AVENUE AND ASH STREET (402 E OKLAHOMA)
City: GUTHRIE            County: LOGAN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY IN GUTHRIE HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF NUMEROUS EVENTS IMPORTANT IN OKLAHOMAS HISTORY. THESE INCLUDE THE INAUGURATION OF BOTH THE LAST OF THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS AND THE FIRST STATE GOVERNOR. IT WAS THE SECOND CARNEGIE LIBRARY TO BE BUILT IN THE STATE. THE LIBRARY IS A TWO-STORY BUILDING WITH A BASEMENT. AN ADDITION WAS MADE TO THE BUILDING IN THE 1970S TO SERVED AS THE OKLAHOMA TERRITORIAL MUSEUM. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 6/21/1971.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: LIBRARY
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Architect: BENNETT, J.H. - ARCHITECT; VANDENBURG, H.J. - BUILDER
Year Built: 1901-1903            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: MARCH 1971