The Gresham Carnegie Library, is a historic building in Gresham, Oregon. The Tudor style building designed by Folger Johnson[1] was built in 1913[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in January 2000.[3] It served as a public library in the Multnomah County Library system from 1913 until December 1989 when the Gresham Library opened.[4]
| Gresham Carnegie Library | |
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 Gresham Carnegie Library in 2008 | |
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| 45°30′02″N 122°25′51″W / 45.50055°N 122.43072°W | |
| Location | Gresham, Oregon, United States |
| Type | Library |
| Established | 1913 |
| Branch of | Multnomah County Library |
At that time the Gresham Historical Society purchased the building and opened the Gresham History Museum.[5] The building underwent six-months of renovations in 2012.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register of Historic Places continuation sheet" (PDF). prd.state.or.us. 2000-01-24.
- ^ Pickett, Nelson (June 6, 1989). "Historical Society Makes Offer on Gresham Library". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Endicott, Anne (July 6, 2012). "Telling the story of where we call home". Gresham Outlook. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "About Our Building". Gresham Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
External links
edit- Gresham History Museum Archived 2013-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - Gresham Historical Society
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