Carnegie Library

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Beaufort Municipal Court

Street Address:

701 Craven St.;(Beaufort County)

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Site Number:

025-905

Control Number:

U/13/025-905

Tax Number:

R120 004 000 0814 0000

Date Surveyed:

July 23 1997

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

1917

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1.5

Construction Method:

masonry

Roof Shape:

hip

Porch Width:

entrance bay only

National Register Determination:

contributes to listed district

Signficant Architectural Features:

Rectangular brick structure raised on elevated basement. Entrance on south facade. Approached by a single flight of steps, main entrance has surround in cast stone which incorporates fluted Doric pilasters, an entablature and broken arch pediment with ar

Alterations:

enclosed entrance to basement at street level on east facade.

Historical Information:

A plaque on the building's wall reads: "The Beaufort Township Library was built on property given to the Clover Club by the City, with the aid of Carnegie funds procured through the efforts of Senator Neils Christensen." The dedication stone records na

Source of Historical Information:

The Historical Significance of the Old Fire Station and its Surroundings," Gerhard Spieler, 1983.

Quadrangle Name:

Beaufort

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