{"nrhp_refnum":"90001990","name":"Hawkes Children's Library of West Point","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 W. 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Point","county":"Troup County","state":"GA","lat":32.876623290000055,"lon":-85.18174605999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick Georgian Revival public library at 100 West 8th Street in West Point, Troup County, Georgia, designed in 1919 and opened in 1922. It faces the Chattahoochee River in the center of town.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a good example of Georgian Revival style used for a small public building, and an early work of the Atlanta firm Robert and Company. It also marks the first public library in West Point, funded through the bequest of Atlanta optician Albert K. Hawkes. It served West Point and nearby Alabama communities as the only publicly supported library until 1976.","narrative":"Facing the Chattahoochee River in the center of West Point, Georgia, this one-story brick library was built in the Georgian Revival style, with end chimneys, fine wood moldings, brick quoins and a central brick entrance portico. Inside, one large room holds a central delivery hall flanked by children's and general reading rooms, along with built-in shelves, seating and two original fireplaces. The library came from a bequest by Atlanta optician Albert K. Hawkes, who left funds to several Georgia towns for children's libraries. West Point accepted in 1917 after an earlier Carnegie offer fell through. Robert and Company of Atlanta drew the plans in 1919, floods delayed construction, and local builders Batson and Cook completed it for a September 1922 opening. It was the town's first public library and the only publicly supported one for West Point and nearby Alabama communities until 1976. It still operates as a library today.","period_of_significance":"1922-1940","architect_builder":"Robert and Company of Atlanta (architects); Batson and Cook of West Point (builders)","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a library, serving mostly adult fiction, children's books and local history; a handicapped access ramp at the front entrance is the only major change.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.127499-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/90001990.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001990/78ab5efba7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001990/78ab5efba7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Rivers Langley; SaveRivers","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawkes_Children%27s_Library_of_West_Point,_Georgia.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Rivers Langley; SaveRivers</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_of_West_Point,_Georgia.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209727","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkes_Children%27s_Library_of_West_Point","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5684999"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/troup-county/hawkes-childrens-library-of-west-point-90001990/"}