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Andrew Carnegie Library (Edmonds, Washington)

Field	Value
name	Andrew Carnegie Library
image	Edmonds WA museum 02.jpg
image_size	300
caption	The building's present incarnation as
the Edmonds Historical Museum
location	118 5th Avenue N., Edmonds, Washington
coordinates
locmapin	Washington
map_width	300
built
architect	Ward, H.B.
architecture	Edwardian, Beaux Arts
added	April 24, 1973
area	Less than one acre
mpsub	Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR (AD)
refnum	73001887

the Edmonds Historical Museum

Andrew Carnegie Library is a library building located in Edmonds, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1910 after the city received a $5,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a public library. The building numbers among its Beaux-Arts architectural features the Tiffany glass fan light over the main entrance and its terra cotta window and door surrounds and exterior corners.

The city's library was originally established in 1901 and moved into the building on February 17, 1911. The building originally had a library on the upper floor, while Edmonds City Hall occupied the bottom floor. It subsequently served as the headquarters of the city's parks and recreation department. The building became the Edmonds Historical Museum in 1973.

References

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Cloud, Ray V.. (1953). "Edmonds, the Gem of Puget Sound". Edmonds Tribune-Review Press.
(April 24, 1973). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration Form"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.
(April 24, 1973). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration Photos"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.
"History of the Edmonds Museum". Edmonds South-Snohomish County Historical Society and Museum.
"Edmonds Historic Sites Walking Tour". Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission.

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