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Gates Memorial Library (Historic Place)
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About this site
Gates Memorial Library is a historic place in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 6 historic places documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 137 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8787, -93.9273 near Port Arthur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gates Memorial Library (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Port Arthur College, Gates Memorial Library, and Stilwell, Arthur Edward.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2081000632. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Gates Memorial Library in Port Arthur is a two-story Classical Revival building completed in 1917 through the efforts of Dellora Gates, widow of financier John W. "Bet-a-Million" Gates, who had set aside the land for a public library. It was designed by the New York firm Warren & Wetmore, architects of Grand Central Terminal. Deeded to the city in 1918, it later became part of Lamar State College Port Arthur and was listed on the National Register in 1981.
Sources: lamarpa.eduatlas.thc.texas.gov
Also at or near Port Arthur, Jefferson County
“Gates Memorial Library” names 3 distinct records in Jefferson County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1981 in Port Arthur. The others:
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