Calexico Carnegie Library
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Calexico Carnegie Library | |
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| Location | 420 Heber Ave., Calexico, California |
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| Coordinates | 32°40′10″N 115°29′33″W / 32.66944°N 115.49250°WCoordinates: 32°40′10″N 115°29′33″W / 32.66944°N 115.49250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | California Carnegie Libraries MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001085[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2005 |
The Calexico Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 420 Heber Ave. in Calexico, California. The library was built in 1918 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation; while Calexico had initially requested a $25,000 grant, the Foundation felt that the town's size did not merit the larger amount. The library was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and features a tile hip roof and a front entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a scroll; its original design was more lavish but became simplified due to the Carnegie Foundation's reduced support for the building. The building served as the city's library until 1986, when a new library building opened.[2]
The Calexico Carnegie Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2005.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Ouzan, David B. (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Calexico Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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