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| ID Number |
620 |
| Historic Name |
ARDMORE CARNEGIE LIBRARY |
| Description of Significance |
THE ARDMORE CARNEGIE LIBRARY WAS DESIGNED BY S. WEMYSS SMITH AND CONSTRUCTED IN 1904. THE CAST-STONE BUILDING DERIVES ITS SIGNIFICANCE FROM ITS ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARDMORE. SINCE ITS RETIREMANT AS A LIBRARY, THE BUILDING HAS HOUSED THE ARDMORE GARDEN CLUB. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 6/9/00. |
| Current Name |
ARDMORE GARDENS CLUB BUILDING |
| Address |
500 STANLEY |
| City |
ARDMORE |
| County |
CARTER |
| Lot |
ALL |
| Block |
422 |
| Current Section |
31 |
| Township |
4S |
| Range |
2E |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
LIBRARY |
| Current Function |
SOCIAL |
| Area Signficance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
SOCIAL HISTORY |
| Date Prepared |
MARCH 1982 |
| Year Built |
1904 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
S. WEMYSS SMITH, ARCHITECT; A.O. CAMPBELL, BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
CERAMIC TILE |
| Wall Material |
STONE |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A TWO STORY BUILDING, THE SECOND FLOOR WAS REMOVED AFTER TORNADO DAMAGE IN 1926. AN ADDITION WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE WPA IN 1941. |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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