The Spokane Public Library is a historic building in

Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Cana ...

. It was designed by architects

Herman Preusse Herman Preusse (1847–1926) was an important architect in the history of Spokane, Washington. His work includes St. Boniface Church, Convent and Rectory and Mary Queen of Heaven Roman Catholic Church. Architects such as C. Ferris White who wo ...

and

Julius Zittel Julius Zittel (October 2, 1869 - May 7, 1939) was an architect in Washington State. He was a draftsman at Herman Preusse firm and then became a partner at their firm. He became Washington's state architect. Works Selected works include: * Washi ...

, and built in 1905. With Its construction cost $100,000, with $85,000 coming from

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...

. It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

(NRHP) since August 3, 1982. The library is one of four historic structures at the intersection of First and Cedar. To the south across First is the

Grand Coulee Grand Coulee is an ancient river bed in the U.S. state of Washington. This National Natural Landmark stretches for about 60 miles (100 km) southwest from Grand Coulee Dam to Soap Lake, being bisected by Dry Falls into the Upper and Lower ...

building. To the southeast across Cedar and First is the

Eldridge Building The Eldridge Building is a historic building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by architect Gustav Albin Pehrson, and built in 1925. With It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since November 12, 1992. It is on ...

. All three are listed on the NRHP. Additionally, the Buena Vista Apartments across Cedar are listed as a secondary contributing property to the

Riverside Avenue Historic District The Riverside Avenue Historic District is a Historic districts in the United States, historic district in Downtown Spokane, Downtown Spokane, Washington consisting of buildings constructed in the early 20th century, and was listed on the Nationa ...

, to which the Carnegie Library building is listed as a primary contributing property.

References

Carnegie libraries in Washington (state) Library buildings completed in 1905 Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) National Register of Historic Places in Spokane County, Washington 1905 establishments in Washington (state) {{Washington-NRHP-stub