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Bryan Carnegie Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Bryan Carnegie Library

Bryan’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 27, 1976; only 290 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older
Classical RevivalListed 1976Bryan
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About Bryan Carnegie Library

Bryan Carnegie Library, at 111 S. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 27, 1976: the first place in Bryan to be listed. Only 290 of Texas’s 3,280 listings are older. The Register lists it for its landscape design, recreation, politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 212 other Texas listings. The listing covers 1.5 acres. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPublic library in Bryan, Texas, USA. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 44 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1903 to today

  1. 1903Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

111 S. Main St., Bryan · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Bryan Carnegie LibraryStart here
  2. 2English-Dansby HouseModified L-Plan · next door
  3. 3Temple FredaClassical Revival · next door
  4. 4English-Poindexter HouseModified L-Plan · next door
  5. 5Saint Anthony's Catholic ChurchRomanesque Revival · next door
Around it

30 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSaint Andrew's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBJames O. Chance HouseClassical Revival0.1 miBBryan Federal Building and Post OfficeBuilding0.1 miBFirst National Bank and Trust BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miDDowntown Bryan Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBBryan Municipal BuildingModerne0.2 miBFirst State Bank and Trust BuildingArt Deco0.2 miBHumpty Dumpty StoreVernacular Commercial0.2 miBHouse at 407 N. ParkerShotgun0.3 miBSinclair Station, (Old)Building0.3 miBE. J. Blazek HouseBungalow0.3 miBMcDougal-Jones HouseDutch Colonial Revival0.3 miBBryan Ice HouseMission Revival0.3 miBMoore HouseCenter Passage, Two Rooms Deep0.3 miBR. Q. Astin HouseBuilding0.3 miBDr. William Holt Oliver HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBHouse at 109 N. SterlingModified L-Plan0.3 miBMinnie Zulch Zimmerman HouseModified L-Plan0.3 mi
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BAllen BlockVernacular Commercial0.3 miBParker Lumber Company ComplexCommercial Vernacular0.3 miBEdward J. Jenkins HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBHouse at 604 E. Twenty-seventhBuilding0.4 miBMilton Parker HouseVictorian0.4 miBSmith-Barron HouseNeoclassical Revival0.4 miBCSPS Lodge-Griesser BakeryBuilding0.4 miBHouse at 600 N. WashingtonBungalow0.4 miBHouse at 603 E. Thirty-firstBungalow0.5 miDEast Side Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miBHouse at 1401 BakerL-Plan0.5 miBLa Salle Hotel2-Part Vertical Block · Built 19280.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Temple Freda0.1 mi away
First National Bank and Trust Building0.1 mi away
Dr. William Holt Oliver House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Bryan Carnegie Library

Is Bryan Carnegie Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 27, 1976 (Register number 76002009).

Is Bryan Carnegie Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Bryan 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 Bryan Carnegie Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 44 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 40971371 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.