- - - Andrew Carnegie co
ntribution- - -
Enter Mr. Andrew Carne
back to the country. Betw gie. Mr. Carnegie was an industrialist who gave
when his library gifts ceaseen 1881, when he built his first library and 1917,
ed
over 60,000,000 was for lib , Carnegie gave away $350,000,000 of which
the building of 2,811 libra rary construction work. He was responsible for
ries of which Fort Fairfield
is one.
On February 20th, the
Carnegie. The only co town accepted a $10,000 grant from Andrew
location. The original pl ntroversy that surrounded the library was its
This would have placed than called to purchase the Fisher Lot for $8,000.
e
Foundation had many restr library in the center of the town. The Carnegie
Unbeknown to many, the ictions and one was it had to be a low building.
is now located. After muctrustees had purchased the lot where the library
to put the library on the h discussions and town meetings, it was agreed
lo
allowed it to be on high gr t at the corner of Elm and Main Street. This
ound where it would be vi
sible.
The library was designed in
Lewiston, Maine. The lib a Classical Revival Style by Harry S. Coombs of
Maine. The full cost was rary was built in 1913 by R.J. Noyes of Augusta,
$10,400 of which the to
the sum of $400
wn was responsible for
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