Pacific Grove Public Library - Pacific Grove, CA - Carnegie Library Buildings on Waymarking.com

"The Mission style Pacific Grove Carnegie library has been expanded to the front instead of to the rear as is more typical, as well as to the side. The gable roof was raised to extend over all the new additions and over a low arched arcade the entire width of the front. Inside, beyond the new space, arches of the old building lead to the old library rooms including the curved solarium. The library is located between Grand Avenue and Fountain Avenue on Central Avenue, one block above Monterey Bay.

The Pacific Grove Library Association dates from 1886. In 1904 the collection was given to the city which obtained a Carnegie grant of $10,000 in 1906. The Pacific Improvement Company donated the lot, itself valued at $10,000. Total costs far exceeded the grant therefore plans were modified and the difference made up through taxation. McDougall Bros. designed the building and Henry Chivers and the Granite Rock Company were the builders. At the dedication, Paris Kilburn praised the building in which size but not quality was sacrificed. He named all the craftsmen, and berated complainers: "What you want here is your taxes not lowered but increased, and abandon the idea of getting something for nothing." The library was enlarged in 1926, 1938, 1950 and most recently in 1978-1981 with the new steep gable roof incorporating all."

Address of Library Building: 550 Central Avenue Pacific Grove, CA USA 93950 Current Use of Building: Library Year Built (optional): 1908 Website about building: [Web Link]

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