George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center

Dates of Operation: 
1926 - 2014
Housed in the building that once contained Austin’s first library, the George Washington Carver Library, Museum, and Cultural Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research, and exhibition of African-American historical and cultural material. The original structure, built in 1926, was moved to East Austin in 1933, where it became the city’s first branch library, serving the African-American community in East Austin. The facility was named the George Washington Carver Branch Library in 1947, was expanded in 1979 and 1998, and is currently a 36,000 square-foot space containing four galleries, a dance studio, a 134-seat theater, and archival space, amongst other things. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2005. Citations: Museum History. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2014, from http://www.austintexas.gov/page/carver-history

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George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center
1165 Angelina Street
Austin, TX, 78702

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Photo by David E Hollingsworth, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://bit.ly/1CBilWA)
George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center; Photo: Shane Ford (2015)
George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center; Photo: Shane Ford (2015)
George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center; Photo: Shane Ford (2015)
George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center; Photo: Shane Ford (2015)
George Washington Carver Library, Museum & Cultural Center; Photo: Shane Ford (2015)