The following list of Carnegie libraries in Colorado provides detailed information on Carnegie libraries in the U.S. State of Colorado, where 35 public libraries were built from 27 grants (totaling $749,943) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. As of 2010, 30 of these buildings are still standing, and 18 still operate as libraries. In addition, the University of Denver was awarded an academic library building on April 16, 1906, with a $30,000 grant.
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LibraryCity ortown ImageDategrantedGrantamountLocation Notes 1 Alamosa Alamosa $6,000 Dedicated February 24, 1910, closed in 1961, demolished December 1962 2 Boulder Boulder $15,000 1125 Pine St. Completed in 1906 3 Brush Brush $6,000 500 Clayton St. Completed in 1915 4 Cañon City Cañon City $13,000 516 Macon Ave. Built in 1902 5 Old Colorado City Branch Old Colorado City $10,000 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. Completed in 1904 6 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs $60,000 21 W. Kiowa St. Completed in 1905 7 Delta Delta $6,500 211 W. 6th St. Completed in 1912 8 Denver Main Branch Denver $360,000 144 W. Colfax Ave. Dedicated February 1910, now the McNichols Civic Center 9 Denver Warren Branch Denver 3354 High St. Completed in 1913, now used for residential lofts 10 Denver Woodbury Branch Denver 3265 Federal Blvd. Built in 1912 11 Denver Dickinson Branch Denver 1545 Hooker St. Completed in 1914, closed in 1954, now houses an architecture firm 12 Denver Decker Branch Denver 1501 S. Logan St. Completed in 1913 13 Denver John "Thunderbird Man" Emhoolah Jr. Branch Denver 675 Santa Fe Dr. Completed in 1918 14 Denver Smiley Branch Denver 4501 W. 46th Ave. Completed in 1918 15 Denver Park Hill Branch Denver 4705 Montview Blvd. Built 1920 in Spanish Renaissance style 16 Denver Elyria Branch Denver 1901 E. 47th Ave. Opened in 1923, closed in 1952, now a private residence 17 Durango Durango $15,000 1188 E. 2nd Ave. Completed in 1906, now houses city offices 18 Florence Florence $10,000 100 W. 2nd St. Completed in 1919 19 Fort Collins Fort Collins $12,500 200 Mathews St. Completed in 1904, closed in 1976. Now houses a museum 20 Fort Morgan Fort Morgan $10,000 414 Main St. Completed in 1916, original building surrounded by a later addition 21 Grand Junction Grand Junction $8,000 7th St. and Grand Ave. Completed in 1901; demolished 22 Idaho Springs Idaho Springs $10,443 219 14th Ave. Completed in 1904 23 Lamar Lamar $12,000 Completed in 1908, demolished in 1975 24 Leadville Leadville $20,000 102 E. 9th St. Completed in 1904, became the Leadville Heritage Museum in 1971 25 Littleton Littleton $8,000 2707 W. Main St. Completed in 1917, now a restaurant 26 Longmont Longmont $12,500 457 Fourth Ave. Completed in 1913, now houses city offices 27 Loveland Loveland $10,000 205 E. 6th St. Completed in 1908, demolished in 1964 28 Manitou Manitou Springs $6,500 701 Manitou Ave. Completed in 1911. Library services moved to another building in 2021 while the Carnegie building is being updated. 29 Monte Vista Monte Vista $10,000 120 Jefferson St. Opened June 1919 30 Pueblo Pueblo $70,000 100 E. Abriendo Ave. Completed in 1904, demolished 1965 31 Rocky Ford Rocky Ford $10,000 1005 Sycamore Ave. Completed in 1909, now a museum 32 Salida Salida $9,000 405 E St. Completed in 1909 33 Silverton Silverton $12,000 1111 Reese St. Completed in 1906 34 Sterling Sterling $12,500 210 S. 4th St. Completed in 1918, now a private residence. 35 Trinidad Trinidad $15,000 202 N. Animas St. Completed in 1904
See also
Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado List of libraries in the United States
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Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.
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