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Ritzville Carnegie Library

Field	Value
name	Ritzville Carnegie Library
nrhp_type	nrhp
image	Ritzville, WA - Carnegie Library.JPG
caption	Ritzville Carnegie Library in 2007
location	302 West Main Avenue, Ritzville, Washington
coordinates
locmapin	Washington
built	1907
architect	Preusse & Zittel
added	August 3, 1982
area	less than one acre
mpsub
refnum	82004192
nrhp_type2	indcp
partof	Ritzville Historic District
partof_refnum	90000676
designated_nrhp_type2	May 2, 1990
nocat	yes

The Ritzville Carnegie Library, located in Ritzville, Washington, is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1907 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie and still operates as Ritzville's library. It was designed by the Spokane architectural firm of Preusse & Zittel.

Daniel Buchanan created a library in 1902 when he donated 268 books to the town, and a small library was created above a store. In 1903, the town allocated $1000 toward the maintenance of the library. By 1906, the citizens of Ritzville had convinced Carnegie to help, and he pledged $10,000 toward a permanent library if the town secured and maintained a location for it. At that time, Ritzville was the smallest town in the United States to receive financial assistance from Carnegie for a library. Its basement was used for town council meetings.

References

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Leonard Garfield and Marcia Riley. (October 25, 1989). ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ritzville Historic District"]({{NRHP url). [[National Park Service]].
["Nomination Form for Ritzville Carnegie Library"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url.
(March 4, 1924). "Ritzville Proud of Its Library". Spokesman Review.

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