The Conway County Library is the public library system of
Conway County, Arkansas
Conway County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas's 11th county on October 20, 1825, Conway County has four incorporated municipalities, including Morrilton, Arkansas, Morrilton, the co ...
. The main library is located at 101 West Church Street in downtown
Morrilton, Arkansas
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, Conway County, Arkansas, United States, less than northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock. The city is the county seat of Conway County. The population was 6,992 at the 2020 United States ce ...
, the county seat. The library is located in a Classical Revival brick building designed by Thomas Harding and funded in part by a grant from
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie ( , ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the History of the iron and steel industry in the United States, American steel industry in the late ...
.
In 1916 the Pathfinder Club of Morrilton applied for the grant. A lot was purchased, and Morrilton Mayor J. A. Frisby, Night Rainwater, and W. M. Riddick worked with a committee to construct the new library. The construction cost was $7,500, leaving $2,500 to purchase coal and furniture for the building. The building was completed in October 1916 and still serves as the Conway County Library. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1978.
The library organization began as a private collection in 1894, and was housed in private residences and vacant commercial buildings prior to the construction of this building.
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See also
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* List of Carnegie libraries in Arkansas
References
External links
Conway County Library web site
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Library buildings completed in 1916
Buildings and structures in Conway County, Arkansas
Carnegie libraries in Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Morrilton, Arkansas
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Conway County, Arkansas
1894 establishments in Arkansas
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