List of Carnegie libraries in Connecticut


The following list of Carnegie libraries in Connecticut provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Connecticut, where 11 libraries were built from 8 grants awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1914.

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Carnegie libraries

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1Bridgeport East BranchBridgeport$50,000201 Jane St.
Designed by architect Edward Lippincott Tilton of New York City. This neoclassical building opened July 26, 1918, and was closed in the 1980s. It was recently a church.
2Bridgeport North BranchBridgeport2181 Main St.
Designed by architect Edward Lippincott Tilton of New York City. This Neo-Renaissance building opened July 25, 1918, and served as a library until 1995. It is currently for sale.
3Derby NeckDerby$3,400307 Hawthorne Ave.
Designed by architect Henry Killam Murphy of New York City. Major expansions in 1972 and 2002 allowed this neoclassical design to be greatly enlarged. It opened January 5, 1907.
4EnfieldEnfield$20,000159 Pearl St.
Designed by architects McLean & Wright of Boston. Opened May 5, 1914, this building remains a branch of the larger Enfield central library.
5New Haven Fair Haven BranchNew Haven$60,000182 Grand Ave.
Designed by architect Leoni W. Robinson of New Haven. Opened in 1916, this building underwent a major renovation in 1993.
6New Haven Davenport BranchNew Haven265 Portsea St.
Designed by architect Charles Scranton Palmer of New Haven. This building was used as a library from 1922 until 1978 but is now a radio station.
7New Haven Dixwell BranchNew Haven555 Dixwell Ave.
Designed by architects Norton & Townsend of New Haven. This building was used as a library from 1921 to 1968. It is now a church of the United Holy Church of America.
8NorwalkNorwalk$20,0001 Belden Ave.
Designed by architects W. & G. Audsley of New York City, this Elizabethan building was opened in 1903 and expanded greatly in 1982.
9South NorwalkSouth Norwalk$20,00010 Washington St.
Designed by architects McLean & Wright of Boston. Granted when South Norwalk was still independent of Norwalk, this building had additions built in 1950 and 2005.
10UnionvilleUnionville$8,50015 School St.
Designed by architect Edward Lippincott Tilton of New York City. This building was a library from 1917 to around 1970, after which it became the .
11West HavenWest Haven$10,000300 Elm St.
Designed by architects McLean & Wright of Boston. After opening September 1, 1909, it has remained in continuous use as a library since, expanding in 1960 and 2002.