Andrew Carnegie Library is a library building located in
Edmonds, Washington
Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located in the southwest corner of the county, facing Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located ...
listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. The building was constructed in 1910 after the city received a $5,000 grant from philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie ( , ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the History of the iron and steel industry in the United States, American steel industry in the late ...
for the construction of a public library.
[ The building numbers among its Beaux-Arts architectural features the ]Tiffany glass
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fan light over the main entrance and its terra cotta
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window and door surrounds and exterior corners.[
The city's library was originally established in 1901 and moved into the building on February 17, 1911.][ It subsequently served as the headquarters of the city's parks and recreation department.][ The building became the Edmonds Historical Museum in 1973.][
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See also
*List of Carnegie libraries in the United States
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References
External links
The Edmonds Museum
Edmonds South-Snohomish County Historical Society and Museum
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1910 establishments in Washington (state)
Carnegie libraries in Washington (state)
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
Library buildings completed in 1910
Edmonds, Washington
National Register of Historic Places in Snohomish County, Washington