Neshoba County Library Chimney
Completed: 1935
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Description
The rustic log cabin was the first library built in Philadelphia, Mississippi, although the library had been established several years earlier in space in two other buildings. It was a community effort spearheaded by the Twentieth Century Club. The WPA also provided the first paid librarians.
The building, relocated to a park when a new and modern library was constructed, was almost totally destroyed by a tornado in 2011. Only the flooring, chimney, and fireplace remained. It was reconstructed in 2013 in a joint effort of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and City of Philadelphia.
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Neshoba County Library
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Neshoba County Library Interior
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Neshoba County Library Floor
Source notes
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Historic Resources Inventory, retrieved from https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=34469&view=facts&y=959. History of Public Library Service in Neshoba County, retrieved from https://neshobacounty.net/county-departments/public-library.php The Neshoba Democrat, retrieved from neshobademocrat.com
Project originally submitted by Susan Allen on September 16, 2013.
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