View of south principal entrance facade of the Central Public Library, taken from 8th Street, April 1969

ID: 1387

This file appears in: Central Public Library: Completed in 1902 with funding from Andrew Carnegie, the Central Public Library provided a public space for education and community.

Credit: Leo J. Schmittel, NCPC

This file appears in: Central Public Library: Completed in 1902 with funding from Andrew Carnegie, the Central Public Library provided a public space for education and community.

Central Public Library: Completed in 1902 with funding from Andrew Carnegie, the Central Public Library provided a public space for education and community.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Ackerman & Ross, who had been selected in a national design competition, the Central Public Library was the first public building in DC to be built in the…