Calexico Carnegie Library

United States historic place

Location420 Heber Ave., Calexico, California

Coordinates32°40′10″N 115°29′33″W / 32.66944°N 115.49250°W / 32.66944; -115.49250

Arealess than one acre

Built1918


Calexico Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	420 Heber Ave., Calexico, California
Coordinates	32°40′10″N 115°29′33″W / 32.66944°N 115.49250°W / 32.66944; -115.49250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1918
Architect	Allison & Allison
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial Revival
MPS	California Carnegie Libraries MPS
NRHP reference No.	05001085^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 2005

The Calexico Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 420 Heber Ave. in Calexico, Imperial County, 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 by Los Angeles architects Allison & Allison 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 building was used as a storage facility until it was restored in 2007; it is now a branch of the Calexico City Library and serves as a public technology center.^[3]

The Calexico Carnegie Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2005.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ Ouzan, David B. (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Calexico Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
↑ Morris, Mimi; Phillips, Francelle; California Cultural and Historical Endowment; California State University, Sacramento; Center for California Studies (2013). Preserving California's treasures (2nd ed.). Sacramento, CA: California Cultural & Historical Endowment at the California State Library. p. 172.

External links

Official website

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