1995 - Library and City Hall - Paso Robles, CA
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hotshoe
N 35° 37.534 W 120° 41.458
10S E 709105 N 3944875
Paso Robles outgrew its Carnegie Library after a century, and built a beautiful new one.
Waymark Code: WM9PW0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2010
Views: 9
The brick entranceway to the new library has a dedication at its base. We know that this dedication is also the date of the building's construction, as the library website says:
"Chronology of the Paso Robles City Library
1902 The Paso Robles Improvement Club establishes a temporary free reading room in the Blackburn Building. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Improvement Club is established to aid the library efforts
1903 The City Trustees pass an ordinance to establish a free public library
1904 The Library is turned over to municipal ownership by general city election
1907 The Ladies Auxiliary petitions Andrew Carnegie for funds to erect a suitable building. They are granted $10,000 if the city guarantees $1,000 yearly support for the library. The Trustees agree. Plans by architect W. H. Weeks of Watsonville are adopted and a construction contract is awarded to R. O. Summers of San Jose. Work begins in November
1908 The cornerstone of the Carnegie Library is laid on January 28
1995 A new library building is built across the street; the Carnegie Library building becomes home to the Paso Robles Historical Society."
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Here's wishing them at least another century!
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