List of Carnegie libraries in Oregon

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oregon provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Oregon, where 31 public libraries were built from 25 grants (totaling $478,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1915. In addition, one academic library was built at Pacific University.

Key

      Building still operating as a library
      Building standing, but now serving another purpose
      Building no longer standing
      Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
      Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted[1]	Grant amount[1][2]	Location	Notes
1	Albany Carnegie Library (Albany, Oregon)	Albany		Apr 8, 1911	$12,500		Part of the Monteith Historic District (info)
2	Ashland Carnegie Library	Ashland		Jun 25, 1909	$15,000
3	Baker City Carnegie Library	Baker City		Dec 13, 1907	$25,000		Now known as the Crossroads Arts Center and part of the Baker Historic District (info)
	Coos Bay Carnegie Library – See Marshfield Carnegie Library, below
4	Dallas Carnegie Library	Dallas		Dec 7, 1911	$10,000		New library opened in 1990.[3]
5	Enterprise Carnegie Library	Enterprise		Jan 31, 1913	$5,000		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
6	Eugene Carnegie Library	Eugene		Dec 14, 1903	$10,000		Demolished
7	Grants Pass Carnegie Library	Grants Pass		Nov 18, 1903	$12,500		Built in 1921, it was the last-built Carnegie library in Oregon. Demolished in 1959.
8	Gresham Carnegie Library	Gresham		Feb 21, 1901	—	410 N. Main St. Gresham, OR	The building is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system. It is also known as the Gresham Pioneer Museum. (info)
9	Hermiston Carnegie Library	Hermiston		Jan 6, 1915	$5,000
10	Hillsboro Carnegie Library	Hillsboro		Nov 3, 1913	$10,000
11	Hood River Carnegie Library	Hood River		Dec 3, 1912	$17,500		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
12	Klamath Falls Carnegie Library	Klamath Falls		Mar 14, 1913	$20,000		Open 1914–1928, then used as high school library until 1964. Demolished to make room for school cafeteria.
13	La Grande Carnegie Library	La Grande		Apr 2, 1913	$12,500
14	Marshfield Carnegie Library	Marshfield		Apr 28, 1913	$12,500	515 W. Market St. Coos Bay, OR	Marshfield is now known as Coos Bay. The building is listed as the Coos Bay Carnegie Library in the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Coos Old Museum. (info)
15	McMinnville Carnegie Library	McMinnville		Jan 6, 1912	$10,000		(info)
16	Medford Carnegie Library	Medford		Jan 6, 1911	$20,000		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
17	Milton Carnegie Library	Milton		Jan 6, 1915	$7,500		Milton is now part of Milton-Freewater
18	Newberg Public Library	Newberg		Mar 18, 1911	$10,000
19	Ontario Carnegie Library	Ontario		Dec 3, 1912	$7,500		Demolished in 1964, but photo exists at ontariocommunitylibrary.org
20	Oregon City Carnegie Library	Oregon City		Dec 23, 1911	$12,500	606 John Adams Street, Oregon City, OR 97045	Currently in use as the City Public Library. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
21	Albina Carnegie Library	Portland		Feb 21, 1901	$165,000		This building is now the Title Wave Used Bookstore.
22	Arleta Carnegie Library	Portland		Feb 21, 1901	—		The building is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system.
23	East Portland Carnegie Library	Portland		Feb 21, 1901	—		The building is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system.
24	North Portland Carnegie Library	Portland		Feb 21, 1901	—		Still part of the Multnomah County Library system
25	St. Johns Carnegie Library	Portland		Feb 21, 1901	—		St. Johns was formerly a separate city, annexed by Portland in 1915. This library is still part of the Multnomah County Library system.
26	South Portland Carnegie Library	Portland		Feb 21, 1901	—		No longer part of the Multnomah County Library system
27	Salem Carnegie Library	Salem		Dec 24, 1907	$27,500		Owned by Willamette University
28	The Dalles Carnegie Library	The Dalles		Mar 9, 1907	$10,000		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
29	Umatilla County Library	Pendleton		Jan 6, 1915	$25,000	214 N. Main St. Pendleton, OR	On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Building now serves as the Pendleton Center for the Arts.
30	Union Carnegie Library	Union		Apr 25, 1911	$5,500		Cornerstone shows 1912
31	Woodburn Carnegie Library	Woodburn		Jan 14, 1914	$10,000

Academic library

	Institution	Locality	Image	Date granted[4]	Grant amount[4]	Location	Notes
1	Pacific University	Forest Grove		Apr 5, 1905	$20,000		Built in 1912 as Pacific University's first library. Designed by Whidden & Lewis. Now used as classrooms.[5]

See also

• Lists of Oregon-related topics
• List of libraries in Oregon

Notes

1. At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
2. Grants for multiple libraries (Portland) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
3. Henderson, Tom (August 16, 2012). "Oregon town considers fate of its historic library". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
4. Miller, pp. 38–40
5. "Carnegie Hall". The Council of Independent Colleges. November 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-04.

References

• Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
• Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
• Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
• Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.