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Carnegie Public Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Carnegie Public Library

On the National Register since 197947 years
Listed 1979Tyler
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About Carnegie Public Library

Carnegie Public Library, at 125 S. College St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 26, 1979. It was among the first 3 of Tyler’s 35 listings. The Register lists it for its education and social history, at the local level. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric place in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. 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 · 54 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1904 to today

  1. 1904Built
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

125 S. College St., Tyler · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Carnegie Public LibraryStart here
  2. 2Jenkins-Harvey Super Service Station and GarageArt Deco · next door
  3. 3Tyler Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4People's National Bank BuildingArt Deco · Built 1932 · next door
  5. 5Tyler US Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BElks Club BuildingInternational Style0.1 miBSt. John's AF & AM LodgeLate 19th Century and Early 20th Century Revivals0.1 miBMarvin Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthLate Gothic Revival0.1 miBCampbell Building-Union Bus StationBuilding0.2 miBBlackstone BuildingArt Deco · Built 19380.2 miBJohn B. and Ketura (Kettie) Douglas HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBCrescent LaundryMoorish Revival0.3 miBTyler City HallArt Deco0.3 miBMoore Grocery Co. BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBTyler Grocery CompanyCommercial Style0.3 miDEast Ferguson Residential Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miDShort-Line Residential Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBSt. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt) Passenger DepotPrairie0.4 miDBrick Streets Neighborhood Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miBSt. James Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchClassical Revival · Built 19200.5 miBGoodman-LeGrand HouseGreek Revival · Built 18590.5 mi

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Questions about Carnegie Public Library

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

Yes. It was added on Mar 26, 1979 (Register number 79003007).

Is Carnegie Public Library a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Carnegie Public Library?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Carnegie Public Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 54 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 40973355 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.