Andrew Carnegie Library | |
Location | 118 5th Avenue N., Edmonds, Washington |
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Coordinates | 47°48′40″N 122°22′32″W / 47.81111°N 122.37556°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | Ward, H.B. |
Architectural style | Edwardian, Beaux Arts |
MPS | Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 73001887 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
Andrew Carnegie Library is a library building located in Edmonds, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1910 after the city received a $5,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a public library. [2] The building numbers among its Beaux-Arts architectural features the Tiffany glass fan light over the main entrance and its terra cotta window and door surrounds and exterior corners. [3]
The city's library was originally established in 1901 and moved into the building on February 17, 1911. [4] The building originally had a library on the upper floor, while Edmonds City Hall occupied the bottom floor. [5] It subsequently served as the headquarters of the city's parks and recreation department. [6] The building became the Edmonds Historical Museum in 1973. [5]
Andrew Carnegie Library | |
Location | 118 5th Avenue N., Edmonds, Washington |
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Coordinates | 47°48′40″N 122°22′32″W / 47.81111°N 122.37556°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | Ward, H.B. |
Architectural style | Edwardian, Beaux Arts |
MPS | Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 73001887 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
Andrew Carnegie Library is a library building located in Edmonds, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1910 after the city received a $5,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a public library. [2] The building numbers among its Beaux-Arts architectural features the Tiffany glass fan light over the main entrance and its terra cotta window and door surrounds and exterior corners. [3]
The city's library was originally established in 1901 and moved into the building on February 17, 1911. [4] The building originally had a library on the upper floor, while Edmonds City Hall occupied the bottom floor. [5] It subsequently served as the headquarters of the city's parks and recreation department. [6] The building became the Edmonds Historical Museum in 1973. [5]