National Register of Historic Places

Colusa Carnegie Library

Colusa, Colusa County, California
Listed
December 10, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001816

About this property

The Colusa Carnegie Library, at 260 Sixth St. in Colusa, California, is a Carnegie library built in 1906 that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has also been known as the Carnegie Library Building and the City of Colusa Police Department. The library was one of 13 Carnegie libraries built in the Sacramento Valley during 1903–17, and the oldest one surviving in its original appearance. It was built with $10,000 Carnegie funding for a total of $13,158. It served as library from 1906 to 1964, and as police department since 1977. It was designated a Colusa Historic Landmark in 1981, at which time features specifically noted worthy of preservation were its Sites sandstone veneer and parapet, its metal pediment and entablature upon pilasters, its segmental arched windows at the basement level, its main floor rectangular windows with transoms and its carved stone lintels with famous authors' names. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

260 Sixth St.
Colusa, Colusa County, California
39.21367, -122.01005

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When was Colusa Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

Colusa Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Colusa Carnegie Library?

Colusa Carnegie Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Colusa Carnegie Library?

The period of significance for Colusa Carnegie Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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