Carnegie Library
Also known as Admissions, Bookstore, Post Office–Center College
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library, at Center College campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 28, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 148 other Kentucky listings. It was listed as part of Danville MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isHistoric library building in Danville, Kentucky, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
Center College campus, Danville · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies
14 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Classical Revival style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.
Memories of Carnegie Library
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
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Questions about Carnegie Library
Is Carnegie Library on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Mar 28, 1986 (Register number 86000645).
Is Carnegie Library a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Kentucky has 30 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the Deaf, 0.4 miles away.
Can you visit Carnegie Library?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Carnegie Library?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123845820 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.