Museums & Libraries
Civic Buildings
Style: Classical Revival
Carnegie Library
North Region
photo by Elmo Baca
Constructed 1904
Las Vegas Carnegie Library was one of three Carnegie Libraries built in New Mexico, along with Raton and Roswell. A grant of $10,000 from the Andrew Carnegie fund helped build the library, and Las Vegas is the only active Carnegie Library remaining in the state. The building was designed by the Trinidad, CO firm of Rapp and Rapp and inspired by the classical architecture of Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson. The library is open to the public and offers intimate reading rooms evocative of a cozy living room.
500 National Ave. | Las Vegas, NM 87701 | 505-426-3304
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open
mon: 8am-5pm | tue: 8am-5pm | wed: 8am-5pm | thu: 8am-5pm | fri: 8am-5pm | sat: 8am-2pm | sun: closed
