National Register of Historic Places

Healdsburg Carnegie Library

Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California
Listed
July 5, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000924

About this property

The Healdsburg Carnegie Library, which was also known as the Healdsburg Public Library and is now the Healdsburg Museum, is a Carnegie library built in 1911 in Healdsburg, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,. Healdsburg applied for a grant from the Carnegie Foundation in 1908 and was awarded a $10,000 grant in 1909. It was one of five Carnegie Library buildings constructed in Sonoma County. Noted Bay Area Architect Brainerd Jones designed the building in Classical Revival style, incorporating the columns, stairs, and pediment typical of Classical and Neoclassical structures. Contractor Frank Sullivan of Santa Rosa was the contractor, and it was built during 1910–11. By the mid-1980s the library outgrew the structure and moved to a new facility. After extensive interior renovations the Healdsburg Museum opened in the building in 1990. List of historical landmarks in Healdsburg, California Healdsburg Memorial Bridge, also listed on the National Register Media related to Carnegie Library (Healdsburg, California) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

221 Matheson St.
Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California
38.62018, -122.86717

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When was Healdsburg Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

Healdsburg Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1988.

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

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

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