Adventure 051, Site 039 – San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 039 – San Luis Obispo Carnegie Library

National Registry ID: 1995000357

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 18, 2012

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Address: 696 Monterey Street , San Luis Obispo, CA

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Date Built: 1904

Architect: W.h. Weeks

On our way to Mission San Luis Obispo, we saw the Carnegie Library for the area. This library is still in use as a historical resource where the history society for San Luis Obispo is kept.



Andrew Carnegie provided $10,000 to build a library in San Luis Obispo—this is one of the 3,000 libraries Carnegie helped to build throughout the world. This library was San Luis Obispo's only library until 1955 when the new one was built. It's building was constructed from local materials—the granite from Bishop's Peak and the sandstone from Arroyo Grande. The building was a transitional building between gaslight and electrical light. Since 1955, the San Luis Obispo Historical Society has been in this building.






References:

• NPS Historical Registry-Documents and Photos
  
• Carnegie Libraries
  
• San Luis Obispo's Historical Society
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)