Eugene Public Library 1907 - Eugene Oregon
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N 44° 02.682 W 123° 05.564
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This corner once was home to a Carnegie Library. It was torn down in Eugene Oregon's frenzy for urban renewal that started in the 1960's
Waymark Code: WM7KM8
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2009
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A casualty of urban renewal this historic building was demolished in the name of "progress" and was replaced with this nondescript retail building.
1907
November 2009
The library opened its doors in August of 1906 with the help of a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. The structure itself cost $4,852.95 and was the first Carnegie Library in the State of Oregon according to the Eugene Register Guard in an article dated November 28, 2004.
The Library operated at the corner of 11th and Willamette until the new library at 13th & Oak was opened to the public in 1959. Register Guard June 7th 1959
In January of 2003 the library held a grand opening celebration for the new
"downtown branch" in the libraries third location located on 10th street.
Additional information: (Adobe PDF) Includes a time-line of the Eugene Public Libraries history