Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California)
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Carnegie Library | |
Location | 241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, California |
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Coordinates | 33°50′0″N 117°54′45″W / 33.83333°N 117.91250°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | John C. Austin |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79000511[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 22, 1979 |
The Carnegie Library in Anaheim, California is a Carnegie library building built in 1908. The Classical Revival style building was designed by John C. Austin, and opened in 1909.
It was a public library until 1963. During the 1970s it served as the personnel office for the City of Anaheim. It is now one of the buildings of the MUZEO, a museum of local culture, history and art.
The Anaheim Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
It is the only Carnegie library remaining in Orange County; others in Fullerton, Orange, Santa Ana, and Huntington Beach did not survive.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Andrew Deneau; Diann Marsh (January 25, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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- Carnegie libraries in California
- Buildings and structures in Anaheim, California
- Tourist attractions in Anaheim, California
- Libraries in Orange County, California
- Museums in Orange County, California
- Library buildings completed in 1908
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California
- Neoclassical architecture in California
- Mediterranean Revival architecture in California
- Culture of Anaheim, California
- History of Anaheim, California
- 1908 establishments in California
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