History Plaques of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library


Dedication by Andrew Carnegie

(Located in Library Foyer)

"THIS BUILDING AND PARK
GIVEN AND DEDICATED BY
ANDREW CARNEGIE
TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS BOROUGH
ANNO DOMINI 1899"


Building Cornerstone(stone engraving)

(Located on north side of entrance steps to Library, under Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation plaque)

"ERECTED A.D. 1899."

Note that building cornerstone includes a time capsule within.


Stone Engraving over Library Entrance

"MDCCCXCIX"

"CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY"


Stone Engraving over Music Hall Entrance

Located above middle set of double, entrance doors(of three sets of double, entrance doors).

"HALL"


Engraving in Wood Paneling, over photograph of Andrew Carnegie,
over Library fireplace, Main Reading Room

"CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY"


Building Completion(1901)

(Located in Library Foyer)

"BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT COMPLETION OF BUILDING"
"-LIFE BOARD-"
"WILLIAM HILL" * "PRESIDENT,"
"JAMES D. GLOVER"**"JOHN A. BELL"
"OLIVER R. COOKE"**"J. CHARLES BEDELL"
"DR. ROBERT L. WALKER"**"DANIEL BODEN"
"GEORGE Z. HOSACK"**"ROBERT P. BURGAN"
"JOHN S. ROBB JR."
"-MUNICIPAL BOARD-"
"DR. EDWARD G. HUSLER, BURGESS"
"JOHN B. HANNA"**"W. GLENN BIGHAM"
"FRANK BRETTHOLLE"**"WILLIAM H. SHINN"
"THOMAS J. KEARNS"**"ROBERT BELL JR."
"STRUTHERS & HANNAH, ARCHITECTS."
"DUSHANE & LEWIS, BUILDERS."


Friends of the Library Plaque

(Located in Library Foyer)

"IN MEMORY OF
MRS. GEORGE Z. HOSACK
WHO FOUNDED
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
IN OCTOBER 1949
TO SUSTAIN COMMUNITY INTEREST
IN THE
ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY
OF
CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA"


The National Register of Historic Places

(Located inside Library entrance.)

Through the auspices of the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Historical and Museum Commission, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Allegheny County, has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places, under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966." Certificate signed by the "State Historic Preservation Officer" and the "Executive Director"(of National Register of Historic Places). "Date Entered": "October 8, 1981".

The certificate declaring this, which hangs prominently inside the Library entrance, states: "The National Register of Historic Places, kept by the United States Department of Interior, is the official list of the nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation and includes properties significant in Architecture, American History, Archeology, Culture, and those embodying the precious heritage of the United States of America."


Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation

(Located on north side of entrance steps to Library, above building cornerstone)

"HISTORIC LANDMARK
ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY
BUILT 1898 - 1901
STRUTHERS & HANNAH, ARCHITECTS
PITTSBURGH HISTORY &
LANDMARKS FOUNDATION"


Friends of the Library Certificate

(Located on support beam in Main Reading Room)
[upon reactivation of Friends of the Library; Jean Leipold, President]

"Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries
presents the
Award of Merit
to
Friends of Andrew Carnegie Free Library
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Granted in recognition as the most effective library citizen support
group and for its contribution to the development and im-
provement of library services in the local community and the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania."
"Date":"October 15, 1981"; Signed by "President" "Richard C. Torbert".

World War I Memorial

in Library Park

DEDICATED
TO OUR DEFENDERS
OF DEMOCRACY
1917-WORLD WAR-1918

DEDICATED
TO THE HONOR
AND SACRIFICE
OF OUR MEN
AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED
OUR COUNTRY IN
WAR AND PEACE

ERECTED BY GRATEFUL CITIZENS OF CARNEGIE
REDEDICATED NOVEMBER 11, 1992

DEDICATED NOVEMBER 11TH, 1931


ROCK
OF
AGES

Historic Catch-Basin Covers, on Beechwood Avenue sidewalk
in Library Park

Three Metal Catch-Basin Covers still exist; one (near top of hill) was taken out and filled in with cement.

SPECIAL NOTE: As of 2018 August 9, all of these historic catch-basin covers have been removed and replaced with cement, concrete, or asphalt.

THOMAS CARLINS SONS CO
ALLEGHENY PA



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