East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library

The East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library is a Carnegie library in San Jose, California, USA.[2] It opened in 1908 and is the last Carnegie library in Santa Clara County still operating as a public library. It is a part of the San José Public Library.

East San Jose Carnegie Library
Location1102 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, California
Coordinates37°20′49″N 121°52′3″W
Arealess than 1-acre (4,000 m2)
Built1907
ArchitectLenzen, Jacob; Lenzen, Theodore
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCalifornia Carnegie Libraries MPS
NRHP reference No.90001813[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1990

History

Originally the only library in East San Jose, built for $7,000 in 1907, the library joined the City of San Jose system when East San Jose was annexed by San Jose. The original building was renovated and added to in 1981. In 1990 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Another renovation of the branch, including a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) addition to the original historic structure, was begun on February 14, 2008. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly reopened branch took place at 11:00am on August 29, 2009. The East San Jose Carnegie Library received LEED Silver certification and the 2010 Citation Award as a Distinguished Building in the adaptive re-use/renovation project category by the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[3]

The Library features a family learning center, community room, 21 computers, many family-oriented services and special language materials.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Origins of San Jose's early libraries.
  3. Figone, Deborah. "City Manager's Weekly Report, November 12, 2010" (PDF). City of San Jose. Retrieved November 12, 2010.


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