List of Carnegie libraries in Oregon

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oregon provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Oregon, where 31 public libraries were built from 25 grants (totaling $478,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1915. In addition, one academic library was built at Pacific University.

Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

Library City or
town 		Image Date
granted[1] 		Grant
amount[1][2] 		Location Notes
1 Albany Carnegie Library (Albany, Oregon) Albany Apr 8, 1911 $12,500 302 SW Ferry St. Part of the Monteith Historic District (info)
2 Ashland Carnegie Library Ashland Jun 25, 1909 $15,000
3 Baker City Carnegie Library Baker City Dec 13, 1907 $25,000 2020 Auburn Ave, Baker City, OR, 97814 Now known as the Crossroads Arts Center and part of the Baker Historic District (info)
  Coos Bay Carnegie Library – See Marshfield Carnegie Library, below
4 Dallas Carnegie Library Dallas Dec 7, 1911 $10,000 187 SW Court Street, Dallas, OR 97338 New library opened in 1990.[3]
5 Enterprise Carnegie Library Enterprise Jan 31, 1913 $5,000 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
6 Eugene Carnegie Library Eugene Dec 14, 1903 $10,000 Demolished[citation needed]
7 Grants Pass Carnegie Library Grants Pass Nov 18, 1903 $12,500 Built in 1921, it was the last-built Carnegie library in Oregon. Demolished in 1959.
8 Gresham Carnegie Library Gresham Feb 21, 1901 — 410 N. Main St.
Gresham, OR 		The building is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system. It is also known as the Gresham Pioneer Museum. (info) 
9 Hermiston Carnegie Library Hermiston Jan 6, 1915 $5,000 215 E Gladys Ave, Hermiston, OR 97838
10 Hillsboro Carnegie Library Hillsboro Nov 3, 1913 $10,000
11 Hood River Carnegie Library Hood River Dec 3, 1912 $17,500 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
12 Klamath Falls Carnegie Library Klamath Falls Mar 14, 1913 $20,000 N. Alameda Ave. and Monclaire St. Open 1914–1928, then used as a county public library and a high school library until 1957. Demolished to make room for school cafeteria in 1958.
13 La Grande Carnegie Library La Grande Apr 2, 1913 $12,500 1006 Penn Avenue, La Grande 97850 Now Art Center East a member based non-profit arts services organization. Visitn the art center here: artcentereast.org
14 Marshfield Carnegie Library Marshfield Apr 28, 1913 $12,500 515 W. Market St.
Coos Bay, OR 		Marshfield is now known as Coos Bay. The building is listed as the Coos Bay Carnegie Library in the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Coos Old Museum. (info)
15 McMinnville Carnegie Library McMinnville Jan 6, 1912 $10,000 (info)
16 Medford Carnegie Library Medford Jan 6, 1911 $20,000 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
17 Milton Carnegie Library Milton Jan 6, 1915 $7,500 815 S Main St, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 Milton is now part of Milton-Freewater. The building is currently used as retail space.
18 Newberg Public Library Newberg Mar 18, 1911 $10,000
19 Ontario Carnegie Library Ontario Dec 3, 1912 $7,500 Demolished in 1964, but photo exists at ontariocommunitylibrary.org
20 Oregon City Carnegie Library Oregon City Dec 23, 1911 $12,500 606 John Adams Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 Built in 1912–13. Currently in use as the City Public Library. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 Albina Library Portland Feb 21, 1901 $165,000 216 NE Knott Street, Portland, OR 97212 This building was in use as Multnomah County Library's "Title Wave Used Bookstore" until summer 2020,[4] but now hosts the Albina Branch
22 Arleta Carnegie Library Portland Feb 21, 1901 — 4420 SE 64th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206 The building is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system.
23 East Portland Carnegie Library Portland Feb 21, 1901 — 1110 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 The building is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system.
24 North Portland Library Portland 1912[5] — 512 N Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97217 Still part of the Multnomah County Library system
25 St. Johns Carnegie Library Portland Feb 21, 1901 — 7510 N Charleston Avenue, Portland, OR 97203 St. Johns was formerly a separate city, annexed by Portland in 1915. This library is still part of the Multnomah County Library system.
26 South Portland Carnegie Library Portland Feb 21, 1901 — No longer part of the Multnomah County Library system
27 Salem Carnegie Library Salem Dec 24, 1907 $27,500 790 State Street, Salem, OR 97301 Owned by Willamette University
28 The Dalles Carnegie Library The Dalles Mar 9, 1907 $10,000 220 E 4th Sreet, The Dalles, OR 97058 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
29 Umatilla County Library Pendleton Jan 6, 1915 $25,000 214 N. Main St.
Pendleton, OR 		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Building now serves as the Pendleton Center for the Arts.
30 Union Carnegie Library Union Apr 25, 1911 $5,500 Cornerstone shows 1912
31 Woodburn Carnegie Library Woodburn Jan 14, 1914 $10,000

Academic library

Institution Locality Image Date
granted[6] 		Grant
amount[6] 		Location Notes
1 Pacific University Forest Grove Apr 5, 1905 $20,000 Built in 1912 as Pacific University's first library. Designed by Whidden & Lewis. Now used as classrooms.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
  2. ^ Grants for multiple libraries (Portland) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
  3. ^ Henderson, Tom (August 16, 2012). "Oregon town considers fate of its historic library". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. ^ "The Title Wave Used Bookstore". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "North Portland Library History". Multnomah County Library. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Miller, pp. 38–40
  7. ^ "Carnegie Hall". The Council of Independent Colleges. November 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-04.

References

  • Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
  • Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
  • Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
  • Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.