Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
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Hawkes Children's Library | |
Location | N. College St., Cedartown, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 34°0′47″N 85°15′23″W / 34.01306°N 85.25639°WCoordinates: 34°0′47″N 85°15′23″W / 34.01306°N 85.25639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | Hentz, Reid & Adler |
Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80001223[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 24, 1980 |
Hawkes Children's Library is a historic library building in Cedartown, Georgia. Albert King Hawkes was a children's library and theater advocate from Atlanta who desired the libraries in Georgia's towns. This Hawkes Children's Library was designed by Neel Reid and built in 1921. It is now a museum operated by the Polk County Historical Society.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1980. It is located on North College Street.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Georgia
- Hawkes Children's Library (West Point, Georgia)
References
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- Library buildings completed in 1921
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- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Buildings and structures in Polk County, Georgia
- National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Georgia
- Children's libraries