List of Carnegie libraries in Washington

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Washington provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Washington, where 44 libraries were built from 33 grants (totaling $1,046,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1916. Of the 44 libraries built, 33 still stand and out of those, 14 still serve their original purpose.

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Key

      Building still operating as a library
      Building standing, but now serving another purpose
      Building no longer standing
      Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
      Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Carnegie libraries

Library City or
town		 Image Date
granted[1]		 Grant
amount[1][2]		 Location Notes
1 Aberdeen Aberdeen 01907-01-18 January 18, 1907 $15,000 121 E. Market Street, Aberdeen, WA. 98520-5292 Razed for new library
2 Anacortes Anacortes 01908-12-14 December 14, 1908 $10,000 1305 8th Street, Anacortes, WA. 98221-1833 Designed by Cox, Piper & Carder of Bellingham, WA. Now the Anacortes Museum
3 Auburn Auburn 01912-05-17 May 17, 1912 $9,000 306 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA. 98002-5013 Designed by David Meyers. Currently a dance studio
4 Ballard Ballard 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 $15,000 2026 Northwest Market Street, Seattle, WA. 98107-4080 Designed by H. Ryan. Library moved to new quarters in 1963. Building currently houses restaurant known as Carnegie's
5 Bellingham Central Bellingham 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 $36,000 Champion & Commercial Streets, Bellingham, WA. 98225 Formally opened February 22, 1908. Razed for parking lot.
6 Bellingham Fairhaven Bellingham 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 — 1117 12th Street, Bellingham, WA. 98225-6617 Designed by Seattle firm of Elliot & West. Opened December 20, 1904.
7 Burlington Burlington 01914-04-13 April 13, 1914 $5,000 901 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington, WA. 98233-1900 Currently part of Burlington-Edison School District offices
8 Centralia Centralia 01911-01-06 January 6, 1911 $15,000 110 South Silver Street, Centralia, WA. 98531-4296 Designed by Watson M. Vernon of Aberdeen, WA. Expanded and renovated in 1976 by Harry B. Rich of Seattle.
9 Chehalis Chehalis 01908-05-08 May 8, 1908 $10,000 400 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA. 98532-0419 Originally designed by Y.D. Hensill of Eugene, Oregon. Heavily remodeled after 1949 Earthquake and razed in 2007 for new library
10 Clarkston Clarkston 01912-01-17 January 17, 1912 $10,000 6th & Chestnut Streets, Clarkston, WA. 99403-2644 Incorporated into Clarkston High School campus as counceling center.
11 Edmonds Edmonds 01910-01-31 January 31, 1910 $5,000 118 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, WA. 98020-3145 Operated as a library until 1982. Now a museum
12 Ellensburg Ellensburg 01908-01-08 January 8, 1908 $10,000 209 North Ruby Street, Ellensburg, WA. 98926-3338 Opened October 1909. Replaced by new library in 1965.
13 Everett Everett 01903-01-06 January 6, 1903 $25,000 3001 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA. 98201 Designed by August F. Heide. Design inspired by Carnegie Library at Pomona, California which was in turn modeled after the Boston Public Library, McKim Building. Currently being renovated for Snohomish County Museum.
14 Goldendale Goldendale 01913-11-03 November 3, 1913 $8,000 131 West Burgen Street, Goldendale, WA. 98620-9544
15 Hoquiam Hoquiam 01909-12-02 December 2, 1909 $20,000 420 7th Street, Hoquiam, WA. 98550-3616 Opened 1911, remodeled and expanded in 1989-90.
16 North Yakima North Yakima 01903-12-14 December 14, 1903 $15,000 104 N. 3rd Street, Yakima, WA Designed by Seattle architect Charles Bebb. Opened 1906 and Razed in 1958 for new library
17 Olympia Olympia 01903-03-20 March 20, 1903 $25,000 620 Franklni St. SE, Olympia, WA. 98501-1359 Designed by Joseph Wohleb of Olympia with Blackwell & Baker of Seattle. Currently houses a non-denominational church.
18 Pasco Pasco 01909-12-13 December 13, 1909 $10,000 305 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301-5324 Now the Franklin County Historical Museum
19 Port Angeles Port Angeles 01916-11-09 November 9, 1916 $12,500 207 South Lincoln Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362-3002 Now Clallam County Historical Society museum
20 Port Townsend Port Townsend 01912-07-13 July 13, 1912 $12,500 1220 Lawrence Street, Port Townsend, WA. 98368
21 Prosser Prosser 01909-04-28 April 28, 1909 $5,000 902 7th Street, Prosser, WA. 99350-1454 Razed for new library
22 Puyallup Puyallup 01912-02-15 February 15, 1912 $12,500 330 South Meridian, Puyallup, WA. 98371-5914 Designed by Roland E. Borhek and dedicated on February 11, 1913. Razed c. 1961
23 Renton Renton 01913-05-21 May 21, 1913 $10,000 Bronson Way N. near Park Ave. N., Renton, WA 98057-2163 Designed by Harold H. Ginnold. Officially opened March 11, 1914. Razed c. 1968 for park expansion; new library built nearby
24 Ritzville Ritzville 01906-12-24 December 24, 1906 $10,500 302 W. Main St., Ritzville, WA. 99169
25 Seattle Main Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 $430,000 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Designed by P.J. Webber of Chicago. Razed 1957-8 for new Library
26 Seattle Columbia Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 4721 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118-1696 Designed by Seattle architects W. Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas. Opened Dec. 30, 1915[3]
27 Seattle Douglass–Truth Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 2300 East Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122 Opened in 1914 as the Henry L. Yesler Memorial Library. Not actually financed by Carnegie but built to emulate the style and plans of other Carnegie Libraries. It was also designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas.[4]
28 Seattle Fremont Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 1501 North 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98103-6708 Designed by Daniel R. Huntington. Construction delayed by World War I, opened July 27, 1921.[5]
29 Seattle Green Lake Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 7364 East Green Lake Dr. N., Seattle, WA 98115 Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Joseph S. Coté. Opened July 1910[6]
30 Seattle Queen Anne Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 400 West Garfield St., Seattle, WA 98119 Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas. Opened January 1, 1914.[7]
31 Seattle University Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 5009 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105-3610 Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Joseph S. Coté. Opened August 6, 1910.[8]
32 Seattle West Seattle Seattle 01901-01-06 January 6, 1901 — 2306 42nd Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98116 Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Joseph S. Coté. Opened July 23, 1910[9]
33 Sedro-Woolley Sedro-Woolley 01913-07-09 July 9, 1913 $10,000 226 Bennett Street, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284-1607 Razed for Sedro-Woolley High School expansion
34 Snohomish Snohomish 01909-03-13 March 13, 1909 $10,000 105 Cedar Avenue, Snohomish, WA. 98290 Now houses Arts of Snohomish
35 South Bend South Bend 01908-01-20 January 20, 1908 $10,000 1st Street and Pacific Avenue, South Bend, WA 98586 Built in 1913.
36 Spokane Main Spokane 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 $155,000 10 S. Cedar Street, Spokane, WA. 99201-6823 Designed by Spokane firm of Preusse & Zittel. Library moved to former Sears Department Store building in 1963. Building currently houses Integrus, an architectural firm.
37 Spokane Altamont Spokane 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 — 25 South Altamont Street, Spokane, WA 99202-3952 Designed by Spokane Architect Albert Held. Currently a court reporting office
38 Spokane Heath Spokane 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 — 527 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202-1917 Designed by Spokane architect Julius Zittel. It is located in Spokane's Mission Hill Historic District.
39 Spokane North Hill Spokane 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 — 925 W. Montgomery Avenue, Spokane, WA 99205-1186 Designed by Albert Held.
40 Sunnyside Sunnyside 01910-04-16 April 16, 1910 $5,000 621 Grant Avenue, Sunnyside, WA 98944 Razed for new library
41 Tacoma Tacoma 01901-03-08 March 8, 1901 $75,000 S 12th St & Tacoma Ave S Designed by Jardine, Kent & Jardine of New York City with Norton L. Taylor & Everett Babcock supervising architects. Officially opened June 5, 1903.
42 Vancouver Vancouver 01908-01-20 January 20, 1908 $10,000 1511 Main St., Vancouver, Wa. 98660-2945 Opened New Year's Eve 1909. Now serves as Clark County Historical Museum
43 Walla Walla Walla Walla 01903-11-18 November 18, 1903 $25,000 S. Palouse Street between E. Alder and E. Poplar Streets, Walla Walla, WA 99362-3247 Designed by Henry Osterman.
44 Wenatchee Wenatchee 01909-03-27 March 27, 1909 $10,000 Douglas Street and South Chelan Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801-2202 Now housing Wenatchee city park offices.

Notes

  1. ^ a b At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
  2. ^ Grants for multiple libraries (Bellingham, Seattle, and Spokane) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
  3. ^ "About the Columbia Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
  4. ^ "About the Douglass-Truth Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
  5. ^ "About the Fremont Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
  6. ^ "About the Green Lake Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
  7. ^ "About the Queene Anne Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
  8. ^ "About the University Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
  9. ^ "About the West Seattle Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010

References

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

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