G. W. Carver Branch Library

In Feb. 1926 the Austin Public Library opened in a room over a downtown store. Within months, the books were moved to this structure, built at Guadalupe and Ninth St., across from Wooldridge Park. In 1933, with completion of a permanent library facility, the original building was relocated here to meet the request of the black community for its own library. The frame structure was brick veneered and named for black educator George Washington Carver. Directed by Hattie Henson, 1933-43, this was the first branch in the Austin library system. (1977)

G. W. Carver Branch Library is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2699, -97.7243 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Desegregation of Texas Public Schools, George Washington Carver Library, and Thompson Home.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014088. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.