Camden Free Public Library Main Building

	Camden Free Public Library Main Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Location	616 Broadway; Camden, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°56′14″N 75°7′6″W / 39.93722°N 75.11833°W
Built	1903
Architect	Herbert D. Hale; Henry G. Morse
NRHP reference No.	92001385
NJRHP No.	894
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1992
Designated NJRHP	September 2, 1992

The Camden Free Public Library Main Building is the first former main library of the Camden, New Jersey public library system. Designed by Herbert D. Hale and Henry G. Morse,^[4] the building was constructed with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation and opened in 1905.^[5]^[6] It closed in 1986 with the relocation of the library's main branch to the former South Jersey Gas, Electric and Traction Company Office Building. In 1992, the building was placed on the state^[3] and national^[1] registers of historic places. The building has fallen into state of serious disrepair.^[7] In 2003, funding was found for its stabilization, with the hope that it would be preserved and re-used.^[4]^[8]

The city's once extensive library system has been beleaguered by financial difficulties. In 2010, it threatened to close but was incorporated by the county library system.^[9] Nonetheless, the main branch did close in February 2011.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Registers of Historic Places - Camden County". NRHP. p. 1 of 10. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
^ "Camden Free Public Library". Philadelphiabuildings.org. 1992-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
^ ^a ^b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 6, 2011. p. 2 of 10. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
^ ^a ^b "Carnegie Library". Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
^ *Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
^ "Camden Free Public Library Main Building". Waymarking. January 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
^ "Camden library may get new life The site that Carnegie built will be studied with an eye toward a rehab". Articles.philly.com. 2003-04-25. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
^ "Camden preparing to close its libraries, destroy books". Articles.philly.com. 2010-08-06. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
^ "Main branch of Camden public library set to close". NJ.com. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

External links

Carnegie Library Camden Archived 2011-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
Waymarking
Postcards of Camden
History of the Camden Free Public Library

[nris-1] "National Registers of Historic Places - Camden County". NRHP. p. 1 of 10. Retrieved 2011-09-25.

[2] "Camden Free Public Library". Philadelphiabuildings.org. 1992-10-15. Retrieved 2015-10-21.

[NJRHP-3] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 6, 2011. p. 2 of 10. Retrieved 2011-09-25.

[library-4] "Carnegie Library". Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2011-09-26.

[5] Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.

[6] *Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.

[7] "Camden Free Public Library Main Building". Waymarking. January 2, 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-26.

[8] "Camden library may get new life The site that Carnegie built will be studied with an eye toward a rehab". Articles.philly.com. 2003-04-25. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

[9] "Camden preparing to close its libraries, destroy books". Articles.philly.com. 2010-08-06. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

[10] "Main branch of Camden public library set to close". NJ.com. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

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