Carnegie Free Library of Braddock

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Carnegie library cultural institution historic building public library

The Carnegie Free Library of Braddock is a historic public library in Braddock, Pennsylvania, notable as the first Carnegie library in the United States and a symbol of early 20th-century philanthropic support for education and culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Braddock Carnegie Library Association	1
Carnegie Free Library of Braddock canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carnegie library ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ historic building ⓘ public library ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival ⓘ
associatedWith	Braddock steel mill workers ⓘ U.S. steel industry communities ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania ⓘ Education in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Libraries in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	Gilded Age ⓘ
foundedBy	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
hasAmenity	community meeting spaces ⓘ performance venue ⓘ recreational facilities ⓘ
hasCollection	books ⓘ local history materials ⓘ periodicals ⓘ
hasPart	billiard room ⓘ gymnasium ⓘ music hall ⓘ reading room ⓘ stack room ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ theater ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark ⓘ surface form: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
inception	1889 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Allegheny County ⓘ surface form: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Braddock, Pennsylvania ⓘ Monongahela River Valley ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Pittsburgh region ⓘ surface form: Pittsburgh metropolitan area
namedAfter	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
opened	1889 ⓘ
operator	Carnegie Free Library of Braddock self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Braddock Carnegie Library Association
partOf	network of Carnegie libraries ⓘ
purpose	access to books ⓘ community cultural events ⓘ public education ⓘ
significantEvent	first Carnegie library opened in the United States ⓘ
significantFor	early example of Carnegie philanthropy ⓘ symbol of philanthropic support for culture ⓘ symbol of philanthropic support for education ⓘ
sponsor	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Braddock, Pennsylvania → hasLandmark → Carnegie Free Library of Braddock ⓘ

Carnegie Free Library of Braddock → operator → Carnegie Free Library of Braddock self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Braddock Carnegie Library Association