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 43 libraries were built from 33 grants (totaling $1,046,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1916. Of the 43 libraries built, 32 still stand and out of those, 14 still serve their original purpose.

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	Date granted^[1]	Grant amount^[1]^[2]	Location	Notes
1	Aberdeen	Aberdeen	000000001907-01-18-0000Jan 18, 1907	$15,000	121 E. Market Street, Aberdeen, WA. 98520-5292	Razed for new library
2	Anacortes	Anacortes	000000001908-12-14-0000Dec 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	000000001912-05-17-0000May 17, 1912	$9,000	306 Auburn Avenue, Auburn, WA. 98002-5013	Designed by David Meyers. Currently a dance studio
4	Bellingham Central	Bellingham	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 27, 1903	$36,000	Champion & Commercial Streets, Bellingham, WA. 98225	Formally opened February 22, 1908. Razed for parking lot.
5	Bellingham Fairhaven	Bellingham	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 27, 1903	—	1117 12th Street, Bellingham, WA. 98225-6617	Designed by Seattle firm of Elliot & West. Opened December 20, 1904.
6	Burlington	Burlington	000000001914-04-13-0000Apr 13, 1914	$5,000	901 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington, WA. 98233-1900	Currently part of Burlington-Edison School District offices
7	Centralia	Centralia	000000001911-01-06-0000Jan 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.
8	Chehalis	Chehalis	000000001908-05-08-0000May 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
9	Clarkston	Clarkston	000000001912-01-17-0000Jan 17, 1912	$10,000	6th & Chestnut Streets, Clarkston, WA. 99403-2644	Incorporated into Clarkston High School campus as counseling center.
10	Edmonds	Edmonds	000000001910-01-31-0000Jan 31, 1910	$5,000	118 5th Avenue North, Edmonds, WA. 98020-3145	Operated as a library until 1982. Now a museum
11	Ellensburg	Ellensburg	000000001908-01-08-0000Jan 8, 1908	$10,000	209 North Ruby Street, Ellensburg, WA. 98926-3338	Opened October 1909. Replaced by new library in 1965.
12	Everett	Everett	000000001903-01-06-0000Jan 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.
13	Goldendale	Goldendale	000000001913-11-03-0000Nov 3, 1913	$8,000	131 West Burgen Street, Goldendale, WA. 98620-9544
14	Hoquiam	Hoquiam	000000001909-12-02-0000Dec 2, 1909	$20,000	420 7th Street, Hoquiam, WA. 98550-3616	Opened 1911, remodeled and expanded in 1989-90.
15	North Yakima	North Yakima	000000001903-12-14-0000Dec 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
16	Olympia	Olympia	000000001903-03-20-0000Mar 20, 1903	$25,000	620 Franklin St. SE, Olympia, WA. 98501-1359	Designed by Joseph Wohleb of Olympia with Blackwell & Baker of Seattle. Currently houses a non-denominational church.
17	Pasco	Pasco	000000001909-12-13-0000Dec 13, 1909	$10,000	305 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301-5324	Now the Franklin County Historical Museum
18	Port Angeles	Port Angeles	000000001916-11-09-0000Nov 9, 1916	$12,500	207 South Lincoln Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362-3002	Now Clallam County Historical Society museum
19	Port Townsend	Port Townsend	000000001912-07-13-0000Jul 13, 1912	$12,500	1220 Lawrence Street, Port Townsend, WA. 98368
20	Prosser	Prosser	000000001909-04-28-0000Apr 28, 1909	$5,000	902 7th Street, Prosser, WA. 99350-1454	Razed for new library
21	Puyallup	Puyallup	000000001912-02-15-0000Feb 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
22	Renton	Renton	000000001913-05-21-0000May 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
23	Ritzville	Ritzville	000000001906-12-24-0000Dec 24, 1906	$10,500	302 W. Main St., Ritzville, WA. 99169
24	Seattle Main	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1901	$430,000	1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104	Designed by P.J. Webber of Chicago. Razed 1957-8 for new Library
25	Seattle Ballard	Seattle	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 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 a bar called Kangaroo and Kiwi.
26	Seattle Columbia	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 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 Fremont	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 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.^[4]
28	Seattle Green Lake	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1901	—	7364 East Green Lake Dr. N., Seattle, WA 98115	Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Joseph S. Coté. Opened July 1910^[5]
29	Seattle Queen Anne	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1901	—	400 West Garfield St., Seattle, WA 98119	Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas. Opened January 1, 1914.^[6]
30	Seattle University	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1901	—	5009 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105-3610	Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Joseph S. Coté. Opened August 6, 1910.^[7]
31	Seattle West Seattle	Seattle	000000001901-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1901	—	2306 42nd Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98116	Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Joseph S. Coté. Opened July 23, 1910^[8]
32	Sedro-Woolley	Sedro-Woolley	000000001913-07-09-0000Jul 9, 1913	$10,000	226 Bennett Street, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284-1607	Razed for Sedro-Woolley High School expansion
33	Snohomish	Snohomish	000000001909-03-13-0000Mar 13, 1909	$10,000	105 Cedar Avenue, Snohomish, WA. 98290	Now houses Arts of Snohomish
34	South Bend	South Bend	000000001908-01-20-0000Jan 20, 1908	$10,000	1216 1st Street, South Bend, WA 98586	Built in 1913.
35	Spokane Main	Spokane	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 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.
36	Spokane Altamont	Spokane	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 27, 1903	—	25 South Altamont Street, Spokane, WA 99202-3952	Designed by Spokane Architect Albert Held. Currently a court reporting office
37	Spokane Heath	Spokane	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 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.
38	Spokane North Hill	Spokane	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 27, 1903	—	925 W. Montgomery Avenue, Spokane, WA 99205-1186	Designed by Albert Held.
39	Sunnyside	Sunnyside	000000001910-04-16-0000Apr 16, 1910	$5,000	621 Grant Avenue, Sunnyside, WA 98944	Razed for new library
40	Tacoma	Tacoma	000000001901-03-08-0000Mar 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.
41	Vancouver	Vancouver	000000001908-01-20-0000Jan 20, 1908	$10,000	1511 Main St., Vancouver, Wa. 98660-2945	Opened New Year's Eve 1909. Now serves as Clark County Historical Museum
42	Walla Walla	Walla Walla	000000001903-11-18-0000Nov 18, 1903	$25,000	109 S. Palouse St., Walla Walla, WA 99362-3247	Designed by Henry Osterman. Now the Carnegie Art Center.^[9]
43	Wenatchee	Wenatchee	000000001909-03-27-0000Mar 27, 1909	$10,000	Douglas Street and South Chelan Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801-2202	Now housing Wenatchee city park offices.

Notes

1 2 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.
↑ Grants for multiple libraries (Bellingham, Seattle, and Spokane) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
↑ "About the Columbia Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
↑ "About the Fremont Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
↑ "About the Green Lake Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
↑ "About the Queene Anne Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
↑ "About the University Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
↑ "About the West Seattle Branch" The Seattle Public Library. Retrieved February 21, 2010
↑ Becker, Paula (13 August 2007). "Walla Walla Public Library building is dedicated on December 13, 1905". Historylink.org. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

References

Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

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.

U.S. Carnegie libraries by state

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Other	Puerto Rico

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