Hanford Carnegie Library
National Register of Historic Places

Hanford Carnegie Library

Hanford, Kings County, California
Listed
December 17, 1981
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
81000152

About this property

The Carnegie Museum of Kings County, is a museum in Hanford, Kings County, central California. The building was built in 1905 in the Romanesque Revival style with Richardson Romanesque elements. It was one of the many Carnegie libraries that were funded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who awarded the city $12,500 to construct it. The Hanford Library was open in the Carnegie building until 1968, when the city and Kings County libraries were combined and moved into a new building. Local citizens raised the money to save the old library building from destruction and to renovate it. The Hanford Carnegie Museum opened in the restored Carnegie Library building in 1974. In 2021, the Museum name was changed to The Carnegie Museum of Kings County, to reflect the Museum intent to present a larger community history. The history museum has displays of Kings County's people and institutions, to illustrate and explain the history of King's County and the area in the western San Joaquin Valley. National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, California

Location

109 E. 8th St.
Hanford, Kings County, California
36.32738, -119.64508

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When was Hanford Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

Hanford Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Hanford Carnegie Library?

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

What is the period of significance for Hanford Carnegie Library?

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

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