Carnegie Free Library of Braddock

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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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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
era Gilded Age
foundedBy Andrew Carnegie NERFINISHED
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 listing
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
inception 1889
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Allegheny County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Braddock, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Monongahela River Valley
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh metropolitan area NERFINISHED
namedAfter Andrew Carnegie
opened 1889
operator 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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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Braddock, Pennsylvania
hasLandmark
Carnegie Free Library of Braddock ("Braddock Carnegie Library Association")
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