Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)

Hawkes Children's Library
Location N. College St., Cedartown, Georgia
Coordinates 34°0′47″N 85°15′23″W / 34.01306°N 85.25639°W / 34.01306; -85.25639Coordinates: 34°0′47″N 85°15′23″W / 34.01306°N 85.25639°W / 34.01306; -85.25639
Area less than one acre
Built 1921 (1921)
Architect Hentz, Reid & Adler
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 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.

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
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