Gresham Carnegie Library

Former library and museum in Oregon

45°30′02″N 122°25′51″W / 45.50055°N 122.43072°W / 45.50055; -122.43072LocationGresham, Oregon, United StatesTypeLibraryEstablished1913 (1913)Branch ofMultnomah County Library

The Gresham Carnegie Library, is a historic building in Gresham, Oregon. The Tudor style building designed by Folger Johnson^[1] was built in 1913^[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in January 2000.^[3] It served as a public library in the Multnomah County Library system from 1913 until December 1989 when the Gresham Library opened.^[4]

At that time the Gresham Historical Society purchased the building and opened the Gresham History Museum.^[5] The building underwent six-months of renovations in 2012.^[4]

References

^ "National Register of Historic Places continuation sheet" (PDF). prd.state.or.us. 2000-01-24.
^ Pickett, Nelson (June 6, 1989). "Historical Society Makes Offer on Gresham Library". The Oregonian.
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Endicott, Anne (July 6, 2012). "Telling the story of where we call home". Gresham Outlook. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
^ "About Our Building". Gresham Historical Society. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

External links

Gresham History Museum - Gresham Historical Society

Multnomah County Library

Branches

Current	Albina Belmont Capitol Hill Central Fairview-Columbia Gregory Heights Gresham Hillsdale Holgate Hollywood Kenton Midland North Portland Northwest Rockwood Sellwood-Moreland St. Johns Troutdale Woodstock
Former	Albina (old) Arleta Brooklyn (1912–1971) East Portland (1911–1967) Gresham Carnegie (1913–1990) Lombard Montavilla (1935–1981) South Portland Vanport (1943–1948)

Portland Public Library (1891–1902)

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