This guy is enjoying the bubbling water in the minimalist park fountain. Where was this photo taken? Know anything about the park? Send us your guess as well as your name and hometown to feedback@statehousereport.com.
David Lupo of Mount Pleasant quickly identified last week’s mystery photo, “Tidy building.” He writes: “That would be the Latta Library in Latta, SC. In 1911, the Rev. W.C. Allen began a movement to get a public library in Latta. The town approved the creation of a library association, which applied to Andrew Carnegie for funding for a library. With the contribution of a lot by Latta resident C.F. Bass and the approval of a tax to fund upkeep, Carnegie provided the funds for construction. The building was designed by Columbia architects Wilson and Sompayrac. It now serves as the base of the Dillon County Library, and it is one of five out of the original Carnegie libraries in South Carolina still operating as a library.”
Hats off to a host of other regulars who correctly identified the library: Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Jay Altman and Elizabeth Jones, both of Columbia; Gwen Strickland of Marion; Bill Segars of Hartsville; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; and Pat Keadle of Wagener.
We also give a special shout-out to Segars for challenging us (that’s a first) to identify the domed building in the right rear of the photo. (It’s the local Baptist church!).
- Send us a mystery picture. If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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