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Everett Carnegie Library

Field	Value
name	Everett Carnegie Library
image	Everett - Carnegie Library 03.jpg
image_size	300
caption	The library's exterior in 2009
coordinates
location	3001 Oakes Ave., Everett, Washington, USA
locmapin	Washington
map_width	300
built	1904–1905
architect	Heide, August P.; deNeuf, Emil
architecture	Second Renaissance Revival
added	December 6, 1975
refnum	75001868

The Everett Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library building located in Everett, Washington, USA listed on the National Register of Historic Places and part of the Snohomish County Government campus. The building occupies the southeast corner of the intersection of Oakes Avenue and Wall Street in the city's central business district.

History

It was constructed in 1904 with a gift of US$25,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the purpose of constructing a public library. The architectural firm of Heide and deNeuf designed the building using the Pomona, California Public Library and Boston Public Library as its models. The library opened on July 1, 1905, with a newly purchased stock of 4,000 volumes on its shelves. It operated until 1935, when it was superseded by the new Everett Public Library at 2702 Hoyt Avenue which opened in October 1934. The building became the Cassidy Funeral Home from 1935 to 1980. Snohomish County took ownership in 1980, installing the offices of the County Executive. Subsequently, the building was occupied by the Snohomish County Museum of History, a three-year arrangement that ended in 2011 when lease negotiations with the county failed. Although it is part of the Snohomish County Government Complex, the building stood vacant for several years.

In 2018, the Carnegie Building was repurposed for use as a social services facility to treat homelessness and drug use.

References

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Haglund, Noah. (November 22, 2018). "Historic downtown library is reborn as a social services hub". The Everett Herald.
Oakley, Janet. (August 2, 2005). "Everett Woman's Book Club petitions City of Everett for a free public library on November 12, 1894". HistoryLink.
(December 6, 1975). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration Form"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.
(December 6, 1975). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration Photos"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service.
"Carnegie Building". Snohomish County Government.
"Snohomish County Government Map". Snohomish County Government.
Haglund, Noah. (August 2, 2011). "County museum of history told to vacate Carnegie Building in Everett". Daily Herald.
"Library History & Architecture". Everett Public Library.

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