Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 05001085 Phone +1 760-357-5565 | Built 1918 Opened 1918 Added to NRHP 28 September 2005 | |
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MPS California Carnegie Libraries MPS Address 420 Heber Ave, Calexico, CA 92231, USA Similar Calexico City Library, Imperial County Free Libr, San Diego State University, El Centro Public Library, Imperial Public Library | ||
The Calexico Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 420 Heber Ave. in Calexico, Imperial County, California
History
The library was built in 1918 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation; while Calexico had initially requested a $25,000 grant, the Foundation felt that the town's size did not merit the larger amount.
The library was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and features a tile hip roof and a front entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a scroll. Its original design was more lavish but became simplified due to the Carnegie Foundation's reduced support for the building.
The building served as the city's library until 1986, when a new library building opened.
The Calexico Carnegie Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2005.