First Street North, looking south, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Hays Theatre was demolished in 1977, and the St. Cloud Public Library was constructed in its place.
Corner of Fourth Avenue South and West St. Germain, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Hays Theatre was demolished in 1977, and the library was constructed in its place. On the right is the old U.S. Federal Building and Post Office, which at the time of this image was being used as St. Cloud's City Hall.
Facing the intersection of West St. Germain and Fourth Avenue South. The old U.S. Federal Building and Post Office, which at the time of this image was being used as St. Cloud's City Hall is at upper left.
Books are stacked awaiting processing at the circulation desk of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building. The building stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981. This image was part of a presentation used to persuade the community that the library had outgrown its space and needed a new building. Circulation staffer Yvette Spoden Stueve is seen here at the typewriter.
This is the circulation desk of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981. This image was part of a presentation used to persuade the community that the St. Cloud Public Library had outgrown its space and needed a new building. Reference Librarian Sara Magee is seated in the back at the desk facing the camera.
The inscription on the plaque from the dedication of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building reads, "This tablet is inscribed to Andrew Carnegie through whose generosity this building has been erected upon a site donated by the Ladies Reading Room Society, 1902."
In the summer of 1979, the St. Cloud Public Lbrary moved from its 1902 Carnegie building at 124 Fifth Avenue South to a successor building at 405 West Germain Street. This photograph of the exterior of the building was taken on moving day. The National Guard assisted with the move. Carts of library materials were moved fully loaded onto trucks, in Dewey Decimal order.
This photograph was shot from the corner of 5th Avenue South and 2nd Street South. The St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981. The American Linen building is on the left. Behind the library on the right is the former Unity Church, which was purchased by the City of St. Cloud in 1936 and renamed the Community Building. Stearns County Library occupied this structure from the early 1940s until the creation of the Great River Regional Library System in 1969, after which it housed the Branch and Bookmobile Department at GRRL.
This photograph shows the front of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
This winter view shows the front of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
This photograph shows the front of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
Children and children's librarian Barb Lantis dressed in Halloween costumes are gathered for story hour in front of a fireplace in the children's room of the St. Cloud Public Library in 1976. The St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
This is the interior front entryway to the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
Set of 15 architectural drawings showing both exterior and interior features of Shoemaker Hall on the campus of the State Normal School at St. Cloud (St. Cloud State University) in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The drawings show the plot plan (how the building would be placed on the property), foundation, first, second, third floors, roof, south and west elevations, elevation of doors, lounge, and dining room, as well as details for front entrance, corner bay, porches, second floor window frames, and door frames, and plans for kitchenettes and linen and wardrobe closets. Designed by state architect Clarence H. Johnston (1859-1936), Shoemaker Hall, which was named for alum, faculty member, and president Waite Shoemaker, opened in the fall of 1915 as a women�s dormitory. In 1960, two wings were added to the south side of the 1915 building. The 1915 building was extensively remodeled in 2011.
Set of 12 architectural drawings showing both exterior and interior features of Lawrence Hall on the campus of the State Normal School at St. Cloud (St. Cloud State University) in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The drawings show the north, south, east and west elevations of the building, longitudinal and transverse sections, foundation, first, second, third floors, attic and roof, and detail of the front side of the building and its main entrance. Designed by state architect Clarence H. Johnston (1859-1936), Lawrence Hall, which was named for faculty member and acting president Isabel Lawrence, opened in the fall of 1905 as a women's dormitory. The building was extensively renovated in 2003. It replaced the first Lawrence Hall, which was built in 1885 and destroyed by fire in January 1905.
In the summer of 1979, the St. Cloud Public Lbrary moved from its 1902 Carnegie building at 124 Fifth Avenue South to a successor building at 405 West Germain Street. The National Guard assisted with the move. Carts of library materials were moved fully loaded onto trucks, in Dewey Decimal order. This photograph shows a person loading materials into the moving truck.
This is a view of the circulation desk looking down from a loft in the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building. The building stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981. This image was part of a presentation used to persuade the community that the St. Cloud Public Library had outgrown its space and needed a new building.
This is the entrance to the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
Set of 12 architectural drawings showing both exterior and interior features of Brainard Hall on the campus of the St. Cloud State Teachers College (St. Cloud State University) in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The drawings show the plot plan (how the building would be placed on the property), foundation, basement, and first floor, detailed floor construction, north, south, east, and front elevation views, front elevation of east and west wings, lounge and ends of building, cross sections and longitudinal views of sections of the buildings, including fireplaces, walls, and cupolas on top of wings and lounge (which includes a clock), detail views of lounge and dormitory entrance, and details of the truss.
Designed by architects Polivka and McMahon, the building was constructed and opened in the early 1940s, then used by the National Youth Administration, a branch of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In 1947, the building reopened as a men's dormitory for St. Cloud State and renamed Brainard Hall in honor of faculty member and acting president Dudley Brainard. Brainard Hall closed in 1958 and was demolished in 1960.