Sunday, August 9, 2015

The Dalles #59: Carnegie Library

220 East Fourth Street

IMG_6415 Carnegie Library in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
Carnegie Library on June 10, 2009

The Carnegie Library was built with grant assistance from the Carnegie Foundation and was dedicated in September of 1910. In 1912 it became the Dalles City - Wasco County Library in a contract with the Wasco County Court.

IMG_6424 Carnegie Library in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
Carnegie Library on June 10, 2009

The building served as a public library until 1966 when the present library opened at 722 Court Street. It was leased from the city in 1967 to become The Dalles Art Center.

IMG_6417 Carnegie Library & Wasco County Courthouse in The Dalles, Oregon on June 10, 2009
Carnegie Library & Wasco County Courthouse on June 10, 2009

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1978.

IMG_9559 Carnegie Library in The Dalles, Oregon on October 20, 2009
Carnegie Library on October 20, 2009

Historical Photo:
The Dalles Art Center, June 4, 1978 (UO)

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