Carnegie Libraries
Carnegie Library
Built 1907, and one of few such libraries still serving its original purpose. Second floor designed as opera house. On display is one of the outstanding doll collections in Texas.
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Getting There & Details
- Hours
- Tues. - Fri. noon - 5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Address
- 301 Lafayette St.
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Many of city's fine old homes are open during annual Historical Pilgrimage, first weekend in…
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