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The Carnegie Center is an instructional site of Stockton University. Located in Atlantic City, the historic building is at the corner of Pacific Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard, one block west of the Boardwalk. ==Architecture and history== The public library was founded in 1903 with overwhelming support of residents, who voted (6,062 for to 30 against) to create it.〔 It was originally named the Atlantic City Free Public Library.〔 It was one of thirty-six Carnegie libraries built in New Jersey with matching grants by Andrew Carnegie. His Carnegie Corporation granted $71,075 to the city on January 22, 1903 for construction. Work on a $50,000 contract began in September 1903〔 〕 and was completed in 1904.〔 〕 The library was developed by architect Albert Randolph Ross, who also designed the library now used for the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. and the Orange Public Library. With the words "Open to All" engraved above its main entrance, the building was dedicated on January 2, 1905. Carnegie wrote, “I trust the Library will fulfill its mission in the highest degree, becoming the center of light to all people.”〔 Ross used a symmetrical classical style design include central stacks open to the public, natural light in public areas, separate public spaces with specialized materials (rather than one large reading room). The building had art gallery, museum, and meeting rooms to promote education through different media as well as books. While the building received some renovations, the exterior remained intact and the interior was only slightly altered. The three-story, 9,000-square-foot structure features a marble, granite, terra cotta exterior, terrazzo floors, Scagliola-finished columns, and marble and iron staircases.〔 It was used by the Atlantic City Public Library until 1985, when it relocated to a larger building completed in 1985 at Tennessee and Atlantic avenues. The Carnegie Library was used by miscellaneous municipal offices until finally abandoned in 1994, no longer able to meet contemporary needs without substantial upgrades. The building stood vacant for nearly seven years.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carnegie Library Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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