DescriptionBlack and white photograph postcard of the Free Public Library, New Brunswick, N. J..

In 1902, Andrew Carnegie presented New Brunswick with a proposition. He offered to donate $50,000 for the erection of a new library building if the City would agree to support the institution with $5,000 annually for operating expenses. Oddly, the City agreed to Carnegie's idea, but the library board opposed it. After a bitter controversy, the building was constructed on Livingston Avenue near the corner of Morris, at a final cost of $51,287.51. The site was once occupied by the city roller-skating rink, which was demolished in 1899. The library still stands proudly, with a large addition that was put on in 1993. Its interior has been only slightly altered through the years, and the classic turn-of-the-century building is worth a visit. (Images of America, New Brunswick)

Genrepostcards, photographs

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3R2103B

CollectionPostcards

Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library

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