{"nrhp_refnum":"07000128","name":"Glass, D.R., Library at Texas College","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2404 N. Grand Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tyler","county":"Smith County","state":"TX","lat":32.37368429300005,"lon":-95.31258189199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Education","Black"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-section red-brick college library building at 2404 North Grand Avenue on the Texas College campus in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, built about 1948 under the direction of college president Dominion Robert Glass.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only known library building associated with African American education in Tyler. It furthered the educational goals of African American students at Texas College and the aspirations of the college administration and wider community. It is listed under Criterion A and not for architecture, because replaced windows and doors prevent listing under Criterion C.","narrative":"Built about 1948 on the Texas College campus in Tyler, the D. R. Glass Library is a T-plan red-brick building rising from one to three stories. Its focal point is a full-height white concrete pavilion with four square piers and the library name carved at the cornice, a Classical Revival touch. The college, an African American institution founded under the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, built it during the long presidency of Dominion Robert Glass, for whom it is named. Funding came from the church, the General Education Board, alumni and Tyler's African American community. The designer is not documented, though a former college secretary attributed the work to the Nashville firm McKissack & McKissack. Windows and doors were replaced in the 1980s, but the original reading room, piers, flooring and layout remain. It is the only known library tied to African American education in Tyler and still serves the college.","period_of_significance":"c. 1948-1956","architect_builder":"Likely McKissack & McKissack of Nashville, Tennessee, or another firm under its direction; plans, designer and contractor not confirmed","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Continues to serve as the college library; preserved in good condition with a high degree of integrity, though rear windows are covered with plywood for security.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.986298-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/9733/40973351/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/07000128.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000128/6e299d668b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000128/6e299d668b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DRGlassLibrary_(1_of_1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DRGlassLibrary_(1_of_1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973351","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.R._Glass_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101426273"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/smith-county/glass-d-r-library-at-texas-college-07000128/"}