Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California)

The Carnegie Library is a Classical Revival style building in Anaheim, California, United States. A Carnegie library built in 1908, it was designed by John C. Austin, and opened in 1909.

Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California) is located in California
Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California)
Location within California
Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California) is located in the United States
Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California)
Location within the United States
Location241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, California
Coordinates33°50′0″N 117°54′45″W / 33.83333°N 117.91250°W / 33.83333; -117.91250
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1908
ArchitectJohn C. Austin
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79000511[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1979

It was a public library until 1963. During the 1970s it served as the personnel office for the City of Anaheim. It is now one of the buildings of the MUZEO, a museum of local culture, history and art.

The Anaheim Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

It is the only Carnegie library remaining in Orange County; others in Fullerton, Orange, Santa Ana, and Huntington Beach did not survive.[2]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Andrew Deneau; Diann Marsh (January 25, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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