{"nrhp_refnum":"75000599","name":"Carnegie Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of Bellevue, Academy, and Jackson Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dublin","county":"Laurens County","state":"GA","lat":32.52238788200003,"lon":-82.90764369499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick neo-classical library on a half-acre triangle in downtown Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, at Bellevue, Academy and Jackson Streets. It was completed in 1904 to designs by the Atlanta firm of Morgan and Dillon.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as locally significant, historically as an example of Carnegie Library architecture by Atlanta architects Thomas H. Morgan and John R. Dillon. It is also called a focal point of current preservation interest. The library was funded by a $10,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie after local citizens petitioned him.","narrative":"Completed in 1904, the Carnegie Library sits on a half-acre triangle formed by Bellevue, Academy and Jackson Streets in downtown Dublin, Georgia. It is a one-story building of American bond brick with classical detailing: a slightly raised temple-form portico with a dentilled gable, Ionic columns, an elaborate entablature over the double entrance doors, brick quoins at the corners, and sash windows with diamond-snowflake mullions under radiating brick voussoirs. Local citizens petitioned Andrew Carnegie for a free library, and he gave $10,000; the city council accepted the offer in 1903. The Atlanta firm of Morgan and Dillon designed the building. The library served Dublin until 1964, when a larger facility replaced it and the building was abandoned. In 1974 the Laurens County Historical Society leased the property and began restoration. It was listed as a locally significant example of Carnegie library architecture.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Thomas H. Morgan & John R. Dillon (Morgan and Dillon, Atlanta)","architectural_style":"Neo-classical (Neo-Classical Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Served as the library until 1964, then was abandoned when a new facility was built. In 1974 the Laurens County Historical Society leased it and began restoration. A later data sheet lists it as not in use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.203327-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/75000599.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000599/56e2fbf917-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000599/56e2fbf917-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carnegie_Library,_Dublin,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud McCranie</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:Carnegie_Library,_Dublin,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208773","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Library_(Dublin,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5043920"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/laurens-county/carnegie-library-75000599/"}