National Register of Historic Places

A. K. Smiley Public Library

Redlands, San Bernardino County, California
Listed
December 12, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000513

About this property

The A. K. Smiley Public Library is a public library located at 125 W. Vine St. in Redlands, California. Built in 1898, the library was donated to Redlands by philanthropist Albert K. Smiley. The library is within Smiley Park Historic District and adjacent the Redlands Bowl and Lincoln Memorial Shrine. Architect T.R. Griffith designed the library in a style which has alternately been described as Mission Revival and Moorish Revival and includes a variety of elements from additional styles. The building has a tile roof and parapets topping arcades on its sides, which suggest a Mission Revival influence; however, the battlement and the curves in the parapet are Moorish Revival elements. In addition, elements of the arches in the arcade, the windows, and the roof ridge were borrowed from classical, Gothic, Spanish Romanesque, and Oriental themes. The library still serves as the Redlands public library. In addition, it houses a collection of materials on native tribes in California donated by Andrew Carnegie, as well as a collection of rare materials about Southern California and local history. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. It was designated a California Historical Landmark on August 17, 1990. California Historical Landmarks in San Bernardino County, California Media related to A.K. Smiley Public Library at Wikimedia Commons

Location

125 W. Vine St.
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California
34.05416, -117.18399

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Nearby Historic Sites

US Post Office-Redlands Main
Industrial
0.1 mi
Smiley Park Historic District
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0.2 mi
Redlands Santa Fe Depot District
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0.3 mi
City Transfer and Storage Company Warehouse
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0.4 mi
Redlands Central Railway Company Car Barn
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0.5 mi

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When was A. K. Smiley Public Library listed on the National Register?

A. K. Smiley Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.

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A. K. Smiley Public Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for A. K. Smiley Public Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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