Andrew Carnegie Library (Edmonds, Washington)

Andrew Carnegie Library is a library building located in Edmonds, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1910 after the city received a $5,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a public library.^[2] The building numbers among its Beaux-Arts architectural features the Tiffany glass fan light over the main entrance and its terra cotta window and door surrounds and exterior corners.^[3]

Andrew Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building's present incarnation as the Edmonds Historical Museum
Location	118 5th Avenue N., Edmonds, Washington
Coordinates	47°48′40″N 122°22′32″W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1910 (1910)
Architect	Ward, H.B.
Architectural style	Edwardian, Beaux Arts
MPS	Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.	73001887[1]
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973

The city's library was originally established in 1901 and moved into the building on February 17, 1911.^[4] The building originally had a library on the upper floor, while Edmonds City Hall occupied the bottom floor.^[5] It subsequently served as the headquarters of the city's parks and recreation department.^[6] The building became the Edmonds Historical Museum in 1973.^[5]

See also

• List of Carnegie libraries in the United States
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Snohomish County, Washington