A reader snapped this picture of these cabins, located somewhere in the Palmetto State. Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Nov. 20 photo, “Cool roof tiles” shows a picture of Beaufort’s old Carnegie library, which opened in 1918 on Craven Street following a $7,500 grant. It closed in 1964. Earlier this year, the City of Beaufort was awarded a $188,500 grant to restore hurricane-damaged windows in the building, which today houses the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Hats off to Jay Altman of Columbia; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, for identifying the building correctly.
Peel provided research on the building: “Property tax records reflect that the building was built in 1920, but in fact, it was built in 1917. The concept for the building started in 1911 during the 20th annual meeting of the Clover Club, a women’s literary and social group, when members discussed the need for a new permanent library after the original public library (on Bay Street) was destroyed in the ‘Fire of 1907.’ Funding for the new building came from Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. During his lifetime, Carnegie donated more than $40 million of his personal fortune towards 1,679 new library buildings in communities large and small across America. Carnegie believed that “the community which is not willing to maintain a Library had better not possess it” and thus required a local contribution and a commitment for ongoing preservation and maintenance. He built 14 Carnegie libraries in South Carolina, including the Beaufort Township Library from today’s mystery photo.”
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