Carnegie Library
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File Name |
shades_fisk_0002.jpg |
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Creator |
McKissack III, Moses (1879-1952) |
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Title |
Carnegie Library |
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Alternate Title |
Fisk University Academic Building (Carnegie Hall) |
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Date |
1908 |
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Genre |
Photographs
Architecture |
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Description |
Two-story brick building with stone foundation and rooftop skylight |
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Historical note |
Moses McKissack III (1879-1952) moved to Nashville in 1905 and began working as an architect, drawing on skills that he had learned from his father, Gabriel Moses McKissack (1840-1922), in Pulaski. Gabriel was born into slavery in Spring Hill, Tennessee, where he learned his trade from his father, a master brick mason. The year after he designed the Carnegie Library for Fisk University, McKissack was listed as an architect in the Nashville City Directory. This fine building continues in use today. |
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Subject |
Library buildings; Carnegie libraries; Architecture; McKissack & McKissack |
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Theme |
Building a Future Through Opportunity |
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Story |
McKissack |
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Geographic Location |
United States -- Tennessee -- Nashville; United States -- Tennessee -- Spring Hill; United States -- Tennessee --Pulaski |
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Time period |
1900-1909 |
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Language |
eng |
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Contributing Institution |
Fisk University Library |
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Rights |
Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Fisk University Franklin Library, Special Collections, Nashville, Tennessee. |
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Credit line |
Fisk University Franklin Library, Special Collections, Nashville, Tennessee |
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Type |
Still image |
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Format |
image/jpg |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Reference URL |
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,171 |
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Archival file |
shades3/shades_fisk_0002.jpg |
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