National Register of Historic Places

San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library

San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California
Listed
March 29, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000357

About this property

The San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 696 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo, California. The library building was funded by the Carnegie foundation in 1903 and built in 1905; it housed the city's subscription library program, which had operated since 1894. William H. Weeks, who designed 21 Carnegie libraries in California, designed the San Luis Obispo library in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The library's design includes a tall hipped roof with two gabled wings, decorations including gargoyles in the gable ends, and an entrance portico with multiple round arches. The building is mainly faced in red brick with yellow sandstone trim, but the basement is faced in dark gray granite. The library operated until 1955 and became a county historical museum the following year. The library building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995.

Location

696 Monterey St.
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California
35.28017, -120.66500

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When was San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1995.

What type of historic resource is San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library?

San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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