Everett Carnegie Library

The Everett Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library building located in Everett, Washington, USA listed on the National Register of Historic Places and part of the Snohomish County Government campus.[2] The building occupies the southeast corner of the intersection of Oakes Avenue and Wall Street in the city's central business district.

Everett Carnegie Library
The library's exterior in 2009
Location3001 Oakes Ave., Everett, Washington, USA
Coordinates47.978°N 122.204°W / 47.978; -122.204
Built1904–1905
ArchitectHeide, August P.; deNeuf, Emil
Architectural styleSecond Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.75001868[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1975

History

It was constructed in 1904 with a gift of US$25,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the purpose of constructing a public library.[3] The architectural firm of Heide and deNeuf designed the building using the Pomona, California Public Library and Boston Public Library as its models. The library opened on July 1, 1905, with a newly purchased stock of 4,000 volumes on its shelves.[4] It operated until 1935, when it was superseded by the new Everett Public Library at 2702 Hoyt Avenue which opened in October 1934.[5] The building became the Cassidy Funeral Home[6] from 1935 to 1980. Snohomish County took ownership in 1980, installing the offices of the County Executive. Subsequently, the building was occupied by the Snohomish County Museum of History, a three-year arrangement that ended in 2011 when lease negotiations with the county failed.[7] Although it is part of the Snohomish County Government Complex, the building stood vacant for several years.[8]

In 2018, the Carnegie Building was repurposed for use as a social services facility to treat homelessness and drug use.[9]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Snohomish County Government Map". Snohomish County Government. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. December 6, 1975. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  4. Oakley, Janet (August 2, 2005). "Everett Woman's Book Club petitions City of Everett for a free public library on November 12, 1894". The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. HistoryLink. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  5. "Library History & Architecture". Everett Public Library. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  6. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Photos". National Park Service. December 6, 1975. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  7. Haglund, Noah (August 2, 2011). "County museum of history told to vacate Carnegie Building in Everett". Daily Herald. Everett, Wash. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  8. "Carnegie Building". Snohomish County Government. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  9. Haglund, Noah (November 22, 2018). "Historic downtown library is reborn as a social services hub". The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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