Spokane Public Library - Main

Spokane Public Library
The building in 2007
Spokane Public Library - Main is located in Spokane riverfront area
Spokane Public Library - Main
Location10 South Cedar, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates47°39′24.3″N 117°25′59″W / 47.656750°N 117.43306°W / 47.656750; -117.43306 (Spokane Public Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
ArchitectHerman Preusse & Julius Zittel
MPSCarnegie Libraries of Washington TR
NRHP reference No.82004910[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1982

The Spokane Public Library is a historic building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by architects Herman Preusse and Julius Zittel, and built in 1905.[2] Its construction cost $100,000, with $85,000 coming from Andrew Carnegie.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since August 3, 1982.[1] The library is one of four historic structures at the intersection of First and Cedar. To the south across First is the Grand Coulee building.[3] To the southeast across Cedar and First is the Eldridge Building.[4] All three are listed on the NRHP. Additionally, the Buena Vista Apartments across Cedar are listed as a secondary contributing property to the Riverside Avenue Historic District, to which the Carnegie Library building is listed as a primary contributing property.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b J.H. Vandermeer (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spokane Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "National Register Digital Assets - 94000798". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "National Register Digital Assets - 92001588". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form" (PDF). historicspokane.org. National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2022.


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