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New England Carnegies

A site that honors the libraries that Andrew Carnegie helped to fund

Rockland Public Library

Rockland, Maine

Designed by Clough and Wardner of Boston

Beaux Arts Style

80 Union Street, Rockland, Maine 04841

Library web site: http://www.rocklandlibrary.org

A Brief History of the Building

1902: Andrew Carnegie gave $20,000 to the town to build the library.

1903-1904: The library was built.

1915: The building was wired for electricity.

2000-2001: An addition was built.

This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

2009 photos

2009 photos

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