Historical Muesum - San Luis Obispo California
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N 35° 16.804 W 120° 39.888
10S E 712381 N 3906602
The Museum is housed in the former Carnegie Library Building , built in 1904/05. The building served as the public library for the City of San Luis Obispo until 1955, when a new library was built at the corner of Palm and Morro Streets.
Waymark Code: WM2QGT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2007
Views: 65
Funds for the construction of the Carnegie Library building were provided by a grant of $10,000 from steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who funded the establishment of some 3,000 libraries worldwide. The Museum building was designed by W.H. Weeks, an architect from Watsonville , California , and was built by the construction firm of Stephens and Maino of San Luis Obispo. The structure's sandstone was brought from Los Berros, near Arroyo Grande. The granite in the building was quarried from nearby Bishop's Peak and brought into the city on a spur of the narrow gauge Pacific Coast Railway. The Museum is the only building in San Luis Obispo County built with both of these local stones.
Address of Library Building:
696 Monterey St
San Luis Obispo, Ca United States
93406
Current Use of Building: San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum
Year Built (optional): 1905
Website about building: [Web Link]
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