San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library
San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library | |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000357[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1995 |
The San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library is a
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
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The library operated until 1955 and became a county historical museum the following year.[2]
The library building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1995.[1]
History Center of San Luis Obispo County
The library is now home to the History Center of San Luis Obispo County, formerly known as the San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum. The museum features changing exhibits on local history and culture and a research room.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Gallagher, Astrid J. (October 12, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
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