{"nrhp_refnum":"80001223","name":"Hawkes Children's Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. College St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cedartown","county":"Polk County","state":"GA","lat":34.013248185000066,"lon":-85.25630695199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick and stone Georgian Revival children's library with a basement on North College Street in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, built in 1921 and attributed to the Atlanta firm Hentz, Reid and Adler.","why_significant":"It is significant for its architecture as a work attributed to Hentz, Reid and Adler, whose principal designer was J. Neel Reid. It is also significant in social-humanitarian history as one of the libraries funded by the bequest of Atlanta philanthropist Albert King Hawkes. In local history it was Cedartown's first free public library and later the county's first museum.","narrative":"Built in 1921 on North College Street in Cedartown, this one-story brick and stone library with a basement is designed in the Georgian Revival style. A stone entrance bay with a pedimented triumphal-arch motif, paired pilasters and modillion blocks marks the front, and the rear facade has a central Palladian window. The design is attributed to the Atlanta firm Hentz, Reid and Adler, led by J. Neel Reid, although the plans are unsigned. The building was funded by a bequest from Atlanta philanthropist Albert King Hawkes, who left money for children's libraries in several Georgia towns. Cedartown residents added $18,000 to the $7,500 bequest, and the library opened on September 30, 1921, as the town's first free public library. It served as a library until recently. In 1976 it passed to the city, which leased it to the Polk County Historical Society. After restoration it opened in 1978 as the county's first museum.","period_of_significance":"1921","architect_builder":"Hentz, Reid and Adler","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and retaining nearly all its integrity. It was restored by May 1977 and is used as a museum and library by the county historical society.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.3492-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001223.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001223/24f65ccc7e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001223/24f65ccc7e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rascal89","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawkes_Children%27s_Library_in_Cedartown,_Georgia.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rascal89</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawkes_Children%27s_Library_in_Cedartown,_Georgia.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"92001715","name":"Cedartown Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/cedartown-commercial-historic-district-92001715/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209273","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkes_Children%27s_Library_(Cedartown,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16892199"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/polk-county/hawkes-childrens-library-80001223/"}