The following list of Carnegie libraries in Maine provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Maine, where 18 public libraries were built from 18 grants (totaling $241,450) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1912. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $70,000).
Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1] |
Location | Notes[2] | |
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1 | Auburn | Auburn | Jan 13, 1903 | $25,000 | 49 Spring St. 44°5′52.59″N 70°13′44.66″W / 44.0979417°N 70.2290722°W |
Opening on August 1, 1904, this William R. Miller of Portland design has been renovated and expanded in 1956, 1978, and 2005.[3] | |
2 | Caribou | Caribou | Mar 21, 1910 | $10,000 | 30 High St. 46°51′39.06″N 68°0′39.69″W / 46.8608500°N 68.0110250°W |
Designed by local architect Schuyler C. Page in the Romanesque Revival style, this library was renovated in the 1960s. | |
3 | Fort Fairfield | Fort Fairfield | Feb 20, 1911 | $10,000 | 339 Main St. 46°46′2.97″N 67°48′0.62″W / 46.7674917°N 67.8001722°W |
Built in 1913, this library added a wing in 1993. | |
4 | Freeport | Freeport | Mar 14, 1905 | $6,500 | 55 Main St. 43°51′19.51″N 70°6′23.15″W / 43.8554194°N 70.1064306°W |
Designed by George Burnham, this library was closed in 1997 when a new library was built. It is now a private business. | |
5 | Gardiner | Gardiner | December 22, 1897 | $2,500 | 152 Water St. 44°13′43.44″N 69°46′15.48″W / 44.2287333°N 69.7709667°W |
Gardiner's grant was to complete an unfinished library.[4][5] It was designed and begun in 1881 by local architect Henry Richards. | |
6 | Guilford | Guilford | Mar 21, 1908 | $5,750 | 4 Library St. 45°10′14.63″N 69°22′59.89″W / 45.1707306°N 69.3833028°W |
Designed by Bangor architect Frederick A. Patterson, this building was renovated in 1977 and 2002. | |
7 | Houlton | Houlton | Jan 13, 1903 | $10,000 | 107 Main St. 46°7′32.6″N 67°50′9.39″W / 46.125722°N 67.8359417°W |
This library was designed by architect John Calvin Stevens of Portland in the Colonial Revival style, and it was renovated in 1968 and 1991. | |
8 | Lewiston | Lewiston | Jan 15, 1901 | $60,000 | 200 Lisbon St. 44°5′44.46″N 70°12′57.33″W / 44.0956833°N 70.2159250°W |
A Coombs and Gibbs design, this building was significantly renovated in 1996, including moving the main entrance one block to the west. | |
9 | Madison | Madison | Jun 2, 1904 | $8,000 | 12 Old Point Ave. 44°47′48.09″N 69°52′47.03″W / 44.7966917°N 69.8797306°W |
This building was designed by the Madison architectural firm of Snow & Humphreys. | |
10 | Milo | Milo | Sep 30, 1908 | $8,500 | 4 Pleasant St. 45°15′12.88″N 68°59′10.02″W / 45.2535778°N 68.9861167°W |
Construction for this Frederick A. Patterson of Bangor design (based largely on Plan F from the leaflet distributed by James Bertram, Carnegie's secretary) did not begin until May 1922.[6] | |
11 | Oakland | Oakland | Feb 15, 1912 | $10,000 | 18 Church St. 44°32′46.56″N 69°43′10.34″W / 44.5462667°N 69.7195389°W |
Designed by Harry S. Coombs, this building was expanded in 2002. | |
12 | Old Town | Old Town | Feb 12, 1903 | $10,000 | 46 Middle St. 44°56′7.45″N 68°38′53.25″W / 44.9354028°N 68.6481250°W |
A neoclassical work by New York architect Albert Randolph Ross, this library was expanded in 1991. | |
13 | Pittsfield | Pittsfield | Mar 20, 1903 | $10,000 | 89 S. Main St. 44°46′55.18″N 69°22′59.75″W / 44.7819944°N 69.3832639°W |
Architect Albert Randolph Ross would later use this Beaux-Arts design for the Warsaw, New York library. A Civil War monument was built to coincide with the building's dedication in 1904. | |
14 | Presque Isle | Presque Isle | May 15, 1906 | $10,000 | 39 2nd St. 46°41′0.13″N 68°0′49.85″W / 46.6833694°N 68.0138472°W |
An addition to this Astle and Page of Houlton work in 1967 significantly changed the look of this library. | |
15 | Rockland | Rockland | Apr 11, 1902 | $20,000 | 80 Union St. 44°6′19.05″N 69°6′43.67″W / 44.1052917°N 69.1121306°W |
Opening April 26, 1904, this Clough and Wardner of Boston-designed library was notably visited by President Taft in 1910.[7] | |
16 | Rumford | Rumford | Jan 22, 1903 | $10,000 | 58 Rumford Ave. 44°32′49.57″N 70°32′56.93″W / 44.5471028°N 70.5491472°W |
Designed by John Calvin Stevens of Portland, this Romanesque Revival building had a large addition completed in 1969. | |
17 | Vinalhaven | Vinalhaven | Apr 22, 1906 | $5,200 | 1 Carver St. 44°2′58.95″N 68°49′52.37″W / 44.0497083°N 68.8312139°W |
This building was dedicated August 15, 1907. Designed by Clough and Wardner of Boston, it is in the Prairie School style.[8] | |
18 | Waterville | Waterville | Apr 28, 1902 | $20,000 | 73 Elm St. 44°33′4.59″N 69°37′55.05″W / 44.5512750°N 69.6319583°W |
The work of Lewiston architect William R. Miller, this building has been renovated twice. |
Institution | Locality | Image | Year granted[9] |
Grant amount[9] |
Location | Notes | |
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1 | Good Will Home Association | Fairfield | Mar 30, 1905 | $15,000 | Hinckley campus 44°40′39.68″N 69°38′0.07″W / 44.6776889°N 69.6333528°W |
Designed by Albert Randolph Ross, this library was dedicated May 29, 1907. It is now part of the Good Will-Hinckley campus. | |
2 | University of Maine | Orono | Feb 7, 1905 | $55,000 | Carnegie Hall 44°53′52.84″N 68°40′16.12″W / 44.8980111°N 68.6711444°W |
Designed in the Greek Revival style, this building was a library until 1947. It now houses the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory. |