Then and Now: Carnegie Free Library, Connellsville
Shown is the Carnegie Free Library in Connellsville in a black and white image from the early 1900s and a color image highlighting how it stands today. In the older photo, the building, located along Pittsburgh Street in Connellsville, is perched on the hill with an open view from the street. Little has been done to the sandstone exterior of the building since it was opened on April 30, 1903 after philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build the library. However, according to the library’s website, in the late 1960s, the lower stacks area was added as well as a mezzanine tier in the 1970s to the buildings interior. In recent history, the official reference room, now The Getty’s Room, was restored to its 1903 appearance. Outside, among new landscaping and tree growth, a statue has of Col. William Crawford, city founder, was erected on the grounds. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. (Black and white photo courtesy of the Fayette County Historical Society. Color photo by the Herald-Standard.)
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Shown is the Carnegie Free Library in Connellsville in a black and white image from the early 1900s and a color image highlighting how it stands today. In the older photo, the building, located along Pittsburgh Street in Connellsville, is perched on the hill with an open view from the street. Little has been done to the sandstone exterior of the building since it was opened on April 30, 1903 after philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build the library. However, according to the library’s website, in the late 1960s, the lower stacks area was added as well as a mezzanine tier in the 1970s to the buildings interior. In recent history, the official reference room, now The Getty’s Room, was restored to its 1903 appearance. Outside, among new landscaping and tree growth, a statue has of Col. William Crawford, city founder, was erected on the grounds. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. (Black and white photo courtesy of the Fayette County Historical Society. Color photo by the Herald-Standard.)
Shown is the Carnegie Free Library in Connellsville in a black and white image from the early 1900s and a color image highlighting how it stands today. In the older photo, the building, located along Pittsburgh Street in Connellsville, is perched on the hill with an open view from the street. Little has been done to the sandstone exterior of the building since it was opened on April 30, 1903, after philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build the library. However, according to the library’s website, in the late 1960s, the lower stacks area was added as well as a mezzanine tier in the 1970s to the buildings interior. In recent history, the official reference room, now The Getty’s Room, was restored to its 1903 appearance. Outside, among new landscaping and tree growth, a statue of Col. William Crawford, city founder, was erected on the grounds. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. (Black and white photo courtesy of the Fayette County Historical Society. Color photo by the Herald-Standard.)