Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 March 20.
America's first Carnegie Library.
Ferguson Tinsley, M.
"Libraries still haven't taken advice to merge."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2006 Nov. 16.
Two original Carnegie Free Libraries in Braddock and Swissvale,
and original Andrew Carnegie-funded C.C. Mellor Memorial Library in Edgewood,
continue pondering recommended merger, due to financial problems of all three libraries.
Potter, Chris.
"I grew up near U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant. Who was Edgar Thomson?" Column.
Pittsburgh City Paper 2005 May 26.
Question submitted by: Sue Kerr, West Mifflin.
Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny, Allegheny, Pa.
Constructed in 1890 as an
independent Carnegie Free Library
for the
City of Allegheny, this library became the Allegheny Regional Branch
of
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 1956(even though the City
of Pittsburgh annexed Allegheny City in 1907).
Allegheny Regional
Branch Photo Album
NEW Allegheny Branch of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh located three blocks north of historic library building.
Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, Swissvale,
Pa.
The Carnegie Free
Library of Swissvale opened to the public in 1918.
Hence, it was
one of the last public library buildings constructed by the Carnegie
Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation ended the
granting of funds, for library building construction, in 1917; Andrew
Carnegie died in 1919.
NEW Allegheny Branch of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh located three blocks north of historic library building.
Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, Swissvale, Pa.
Martin, Jean.
"Raves: Snow paralyzed everything except Swissvale Library." Column: Raves Essay.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2011 Feb. 11.
"They are a dedicated bunch at the Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, doing a lot on a very small budget."
Todd, Deborah M.
"Swissvale library may be facing funding cuts."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2010 June 24.
Regarding the
Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, Pennsylvania.
Ferguson Tinsley, M.
"Libraries still haven't taken advice to merge."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2006 Nov. 16.
Two original Carnegie Free Libraries in Braddock and Swissvale,
and original Andrew Carnegie-funded C.C. Mellor Memorial Library in Edgewood,
continue pondering recommended merger, due to financial problems of all three libraries.
Carnegie Library of Homestead, Munhall, Pa.
Dedicated by Andrew Carnegie on November 5, 1898(exactly three years after the dedication of the Main Branch of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and of Carnegie Institute, in Pittsburgh's Oakland section), the Carnegie Library of Homestead is located on a hill overlooking the former Homestead Works of the Carnegie Steel Company(and, later, U.S. Steel Corporation). The library property, which was orignally just outside of the Borough of Homestead, is now in the Borough of Munhall, a couple blocks away from the Homestead boundary; Munhall was formed as a new borough in 1901.
Photographs 1 and 2 show the Library entrance to the Carnegie Library of Homestead. Photograph 3 shows the whole building, from Kennedy Park. Photograph 4 shows the Music Hall entrance. Photograph 5 shows the entrance to the Athletic Club, which includes a gymnasium and a swimming pool(until recently, only members of one sex could swim at any one time, as there was only one locker room for the swimming pool; a second locker room has now been provided).
Photographs 6, 7, and 8 feature actor Allen Nesvisky portraying Andrew Carnegie, during the Centennial celebration of the Carnegie Library of Homestead; Mr. Nesvisky is affiliated with the John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, operated by the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Photograph 6 shows Andrew Carnegie arriving at the Homestead railroad station, as he did one hundred years earlier. Photograph 7 shows the carriage, with Andrew Carnegie, proceeding from the railroad station to the Library; the parade went through the Homestead business district. Photograph 8 shows Andrew Carnegie unveiling the Centennial Rededication Plaque at the Library entrance; the present Library Board President(man in top hat) looks on.
There is a miniature replica of the Homestead railroad station on the platform of the popular Miniature Railroad and Village exhibit at The Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The Homestead railroad station, which still exists, is in the borough's business district, close to what-was the main entrance to the Carnegie Steel Company's Homestead Steel Works(which has been razed). This railroad station is situated between, and served, two railroad main lines: the Pennsylvania Railroad(later Penn-Central, ConRail, and now Norfolk-Southern) and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, part of the New York Central System(this main line is now owned by CSX Transportation).
The original planning was for the railroad station building to be transformed into a restaurant. On the morning of 2001 November 13, it was dedicated as the Allegheny County District Attorney's Regional Support and Training Center; see the following link for a news story on this historic reuse:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2011 June 1.
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2001 November 14:
Police training center at Waterfront dedicated in former Homestead Railroad Station By Karen Zapf
Photograph 11 shows an historical marker, erected by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, showing the location on the Monongahela River where Pinkerton Detectives landed at the, then, location of Carnegie Steel's Homestead Works, to attempt to end the Homestead Strike of 1892.
Photographs with Number (1): (C) Copyright 1999-2001 Lynne S. Comunale, All Rights Reserved.
Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries Photo
Album Cover Page.
Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries Photo Album Cover Page.
Return to News Release - March 17,
1999:
Library Legally Established 100 Years Ago by Andrew Carnegie.