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Spokane Public Library
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The building in 2007
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Location10 South Cedar, Spokane, Washington
Coordinates 47°39′24.3″N117°25′59″W / 47.656750°N 117.43306°W / 47.656750; -117.43306 (Spokane Public Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architect Herman Preusse & Julius Zittel
MPS Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR
NRHP reference No. 82004910 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1982

The Spokane Public Library is a historic building in Spokane, Washington. It was designed by architects Herman Preusse and Julius Zittel, and built in 1905. [2] Its construction cost $100,000, with $85,000 coming from Andrew Carnegie. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since August 3, 1982. [1] The library is one of four historic structures at the intersection of First and Cedar. To the south across First is the Grand Coulee building. [3] To the southeast across Cedar and First is the Eldridge Building. [4] All three are listed on the NRHP. Additionally, the Buena Vista Apartments across Cedar are listed as a secondary contributing property to the Riverside Avenue Historic District, to which the Carnegie Library building is listed as a primary contributing property. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 J.H. Vandermeer (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Spokane Public Library". National Park Service . Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "National Register Digital Assets - 94000798". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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  5. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form" (PDF). historicspokane.org. National Park Service. Retrieved July 28, 2022.