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Begun by the Woman's Club in 1909, Kingsville's Public Library was moved to this building in 1927. B. E. Giesecke and A. W. Harris of Austin designed the Spanish colonial revival structure, which was built under the leadership of club president Mrs. John D. Finnegan. It is located on land donated from the Henrietta M. King Estate by Robert J. Kleberg, the prominent area cattleman for whom it was named. The public library was located here for 30 years.
Kleberg, Robert J., Public Library is a historical marker in Kingsville, Kleberg County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Kleberg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 27.5189, -97.8719 near Kingsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is King, Henrietta M. King, High School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of Kingsville, First Baptist Church of Kingsville, and Kingsville Railroad Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5273004297. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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