Rosenberg Library, Public library in Galveston, Texas, United States
Rosenberg Library is a public library building in Galveston, Texas, designed in revivalist architectural style with a distinctive entrance facing Sealy Avenue. The Moody Memorial Wing extends the original structure and now serves as the headquarters for the Galveston County Library System.
Henry Rosenberg left part of his estate to found a library bearing his name; the 1900 Galveston Hurricane postponed the project, and the following year the trustees held a design competition won by Eames & Young of St. Louis. The library was established in 1900 and the building constructed a few years later. In 1905 it absorbed the collection of the defunct Public Library, founded in 1871 as the Galveston Free Library.
The Galveston and Texas History Center displays collections that document how Galveston and Texas developed over time. Visitors can see artwork and personal papers from people who shaped the region's growth.
The 1971 Moody Memorial Wing reoriented the main entrance to Sealy Avenue, where visitors now enter; the Galveston and Texas History Center is housed in that wing. The Rosenberg Fountains stand just north of the building. The library serves as headquarters of the Galveston County Library System.
The museum department holds a sizable collection of Russian and Greek icons, alongside paintings of Galveston subjects by local artists such as Julius Stockfleth and Boyer Gonzalez. The map collection covers Texas, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean from the 16th century onward.
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