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Carnegie Library

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1903, F.E. Giesecke. 111 S. Main St.
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )
  • (The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

The two-story, red brick Classical Revival building was designed by Giesecke of the Texas A&M faculty. A prominent pediment over four smooth Corinthian columns is nearly as wide as the building itself. The interior has retained its cast-iron columns and stamped-metal ceiling. The second-floor auditorium was used for the annual gatherings of Hood's Texas Brigade Association from 1919 to 1933.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Carnegie Library", [Bryan, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-NS7.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 113-113.

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