Housed in the building that once contained Austin’s first library, the George Washington Carver Library, Museum, and Cultural Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research, and exhibition of African-American historical and cultural material. The original structure, built in 1926, was moved to East Austin in 1933, where it became the city’s first branch library, serving the African-American community in East Austin. The facility was named the George Washington Carver Branch Library in 1947, was expanded in 1979 and 1998, and is currently a 36,000 square-foot space containing four galleries, a dance studio, a 134-seat theater, and archival space, amongst other things. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2005. Citations: Museum History. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2014, from http://www.austintexas.gov/page/carver-history

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