The Old Library Building at 200 E. 8th St. in

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is a Carnegie library building which was built in 1904. It was listed on the

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in 1973. It was designed by architect

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style. It was the first building specifically designed as a library in Chattanooga, although there has been a library in the city since 1867. It was built with a $50,000 Carnegie grant. With It was part of the Chattanooga Public Library system.

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