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Image 1 of 1: The cornerstone of the Fisk Carnegie Library, Fisk's first library building, was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, who was then the U.S. Secretary of War. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who provided funding for a number of academic and public libraries. The library was designed by African American architect Moses McKissack III; it was his first major design project. It is a two-story Classical Revival building constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, featuring an interior light well. It is included in the Fisk University Historic District and was independently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It now holds university administrative offices.
The cornerstone of the Fisk Carnegie Library, Fisk's first library building, was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, who was then the U.S. Secretary of War. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who provided funding for a number of academic and public libraries. The library was designed by African American architect Moses McKissack III; it was his first major design project. It is a two-story Classical Revival building constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, featuring an interior light well. It is included in the Fisk University Historic District and was independently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It now holds university administrative offices.

The cornerstone of the Fisk Carnegie Library, Fisk's first library building, was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, who was then the U.S. Secretary of War. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who provided funding for a number of academic and public libraries. The library was designed by African American architect Moses McKissack III; it was his first major design project. It is a two-story Classical Revival building constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, featuring an interior light well. It is included in the Fisk University Historic District and was independently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It now holds university administrative offices.

Carnegie Academic Building

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The cornerstone of the Fisk Carnegie Library, Fisk's first library building, was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, who was then the U.S. Secretary of War. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who provided funding for a number of academic and public libraries. The library was designed by African American architect Moses McKissack III; it was his first major design project. It is a two-story Classical Revival building constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, featuring an interior light well. It is included in the Fisk University Historic District and was independently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It now holds university administrative offices.

Title Carnegie Academic Building
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Bushra Rahman, Emory University; 2020
Date 1908;1985
Address 1741 Meharry Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Moses Moskovitz III, architect
Contributor William Howard Taft; Andrew Carnegie; McKissack & McKissack ; Fisk University
Subject African Americans; Education; Architecture; New South; National Register of Historic Places
Keywords Buildings, Colleges, Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Classical Revival, Fisk University, Libraries, Carnegie Academic Building
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0