Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation)
National Register of Historic Places

Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation)

Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
Listed
June 25, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001769

About this property

The Carnegie Center for Arts and History is a museum and events venue in downtown Jackson, Tennessee, housed in the former Jackson Free Library. The Jackson Free Library, which opened in 1903, was the first public library in Jackson. Part of the funding for its construction came from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. After the Jackson-Madison County Library was built to replace it, the Free Library underwent a period of deterioration that ended in 1987 when the city undertook to restore it. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The facility is now a community museum, featuring rotating art and history exhibits. The Carnegie also hosts the Legends of Tennessee Music collection, including artifacts from Carl Perkins, Eddy Arnold, and Sonny Boy Williamson. The museum was also formerly known as the Discovery Museum of West Tennessee.

Location

305 E College St.
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
35.61608, -88.81700

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1975.

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Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jackson Free Library (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1903.

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