The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Carnegie Building

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Carnegie Building (front facade), Converse College

Carnegie Building (detail of entrance, ca. 2004), Converse College

Institution Name: Converse College
Original/Historic Place Name: Carnegie Library
Location on Campus: right of Twichell Auditorium
Date(s) of Construction:

1905	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Beaux-Arts classicism (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, education
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: brick

Walls: brick

Roof: seamed metal

Function:

ca. 1905	library
ca. 2004-present (2006)	administration (Development, Alumni Affairs, and Public Relations offices)

Narrative:
Built in 1905, the Carnegie building is a brick, two-story building, with a pedimented entrance porch, fluted columns with ionic capitals, and a central dome. Originally the home of the college library, today it houses the Development, Alumni Affairs, and Public Relations offices.

References:

Eaddy, Mary Ann. Converse College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1975.

Kibler, Lillian Adele. The History of Converse College. Spartanburg, SC: Converse College, 1973.

Willis, Jeffrey R. Converse College: A Pictorial History. Spartanburg, SC: Converse College, 2001.