Old Carnegie Library of Winthrop University (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

Funding for this farmer Carnegie library was granted in February 27, 1904 in the form of $30,000. It stands on the Winthrop campus at 1898 Alumni Drive and was built in 1904-05, serving the student body and community as a library until 1961. The structure is now known as the Rutledge Building and it houses art classes and galleries.

It is a contributing property to the Winthrop College Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina, schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a philanthropist from Boston, Massachusetts and chair of the Peabody Education Board in Massachusetts, to establish the school.

Since its inception, Winthrop has developed into a comprehensive university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through five colleges and schools. With approximately 6,000 students, it is the sixth largest university in South Carolina.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthrop_University

Rock Hill, South Carolina is a small city of roughly 70,000 inhabitants (in 2020) located in eastern York County to the southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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