Elliott–Carnegie Library, Hickory

Name: Elliott–Carnegie Library
Address: Hickory, United States

#26 among attractions in Hickory

Library, Georgian architecture

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Elliott–Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922, and is a small, one-story brick veneer structure in the Georgian Revival / Colonial Revival style. It was the last public library in North Carolina to receive a grant from the Carnegie Foundation that funded 2,507 such facilities worldwide. In the 1950s, it was converted for use as radio station WHKY by the Catawba Valley Broadcasting Company. It later housed an advertising and public relations firm. ()

Built: 1922 (102 years ago)Coordinates: 35°43'58"N, 81°20'42"W

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Oakwood - HillcrestHickory United States

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Day trips

Elliott–Carnegie Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hickory Museum of Art, Oakwood Historic District, Harris Arcade, Harper House/Hickory History Center.

0.7 miE
Museum, Art museum
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory
18 min walk • Hickory Museum of Art is an art museum in Hickory, North Carolina which holds exhibitions, events, and public educational programs based on a permanent collection of 19th to 21st century American art.
~1720 ftN
Church
Oakwood Historic District, Hickory
9 min walk • Oakwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It includes work designed by architects Wheeler & Stearn.
~1250 ftE
Cafe, Tudor Revival architecture
Harris Arcade, Hickory
7 min walk • Harris Arcade, also known as the Arcade Building, is a historic commercial building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina.
0.5 miNE
35°44'9"N • 81°20'14"W
Harper House/Hickory History Center, Hickory
13 min walk • Museum, History museum
1.1 miE
Convention center, Concerts and shows
The Crossing at Hollar Mill, Hickory
29 min walk • Hollar Hosiery Mills-Knit Sox Knitting Mills is a historic knitting mill located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It consists of two mill brick manufacturing buildings and a boiler house that were connected by a hyphen in the mid-1960s.
~1390 ftNW
35°44'11"N • 81°20'49"W
The Shuford House and Gardens, Hickory
7 min walk • Park, Restaurant, Historical place
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum
Shuford House, Hickory
22 min walk • Shuford House, also known as Maple Grove, is a historic home located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1875, and is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling with a central hall plan.
~1660 ftNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Presbyterian Church, Hickory
9 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue NW in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1905–1906, and is a Romanesque Revival-style church sheathed in granite. The front facade features square towers of unequal height.
~840 ftE
City hall
Hickory Municipal Building, Hickory
5 min walk • Hickory Municipal Building is a historic municipal building located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It was built in 1920–1921, and is a two-story brick building in the Classical Revival style. It has a three-story auditorium.
~1020 ftN
Tudor Revival architecture
Claremont High School Historic District, Hickory
5 min walk • Claremont High School Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 172 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Hickory.
1 miE
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture
Kenworth Historic District, Hickory
25 min walk • Kenworth Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 52 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the planned subdivision of Kenworth in Hickory.

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Which popular attractions are close to Elliott–Carnegie Library?

Nearby attractions include Hickory Municipal Building, Hickory (5 min walk), Claremont High School Historic District, Hickory (5 min walk), Harris Arcade, Hickory (7 min walk), Hickory Southwest Downtown Historic District, Hickory (7 min walk).