Marker Inscription
This native limestone library was built in 1909-11 with funds from New York industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Local banker Jo Wilmeth donated the land and the Rev. J. D. Leslie, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, served as the supervising architect. The building's auditorium and club rooms were used for a variety of civic and cultural events, school social activities and temporary worship services of several local churches. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
About this site
Carnegie Library Building is a historical marker in Ballinger, Runnels County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Runnels County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 60 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7398, -99.9502 near Ballinger. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ballinger Carnegie Library (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church, Day, Edwin and Hattie, House, and Van Pelt House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5399000732. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
