Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)

Hawkes Children's Library is a historic library building in Cedartown, Georgia. Albert King Hawkes was a children's library and theater advocate from Atlanta who desired the libraries in Georgia's towns. This Hawkes Children's Library was designed by Neel Reid and built in 1921. It is now a museum operated by the Polk County Historical Society.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1980. It is located on North College Street.

Hawkes Children's Library
Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia) is located in the United States
Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
LocationN. College St., Cedartown, Georgia
Coordinates34°0′47″N 85°15′23″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectHentz, Reid & Adler
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.80001223[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1980

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
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