| 词条 | Auburn Public Library (Washington) |
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| name = Auburn Public Library | nrhp_type = | image = Auburn, WA - Auburn Dance Center 02.jpg | caption = | location= 306 Auburn Ave., Auburn, Washington | coordinates = {{coord|47|18|34|N|122|13|38|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Washington | built = {{Start date|1914}} | architect = Myers, David J. | added = August 3, 1982 | area = less than one acre | governing_body = Private | mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000892|title=Carnegie Libraries of Washington TR}} | refnum = 82004221[1] }} The Auburn Public Library is a former library building located in Auburn, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Auburn Carnegie library is a rectangular 2-story brick building with a cast concrete foundation. It has a hip roof with a slight flare at the projecting eaves. The roof is composition tile. The building measures {{convert|35|by|50|ft|m}}, and there is a {{convert|4|by|10|ft|m}} extension at the center of the west facade.[2] The extension projects above the eaves. The gable is highlighted with a parapet trimmed with pressed metal. A {{convert|12|ft|m}} cast stone entrance arch with two panel doors in the face of the extension forms the main entry.[2] Fenestration consists of long casement windows in front and smaller ones on the sides and in back. Above each is a small fixed window divided by muntins into eight triangular panes.[2] HistoryWomen volunteers promoted and staffed the early libraries of Auburn. In 1912 the city was promised $9,000 by Andrew Carnegie for a library. It opened in 1914. The land was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Authur C. Ballard, who originally had plated Auburn as the "Town of Slaughter." The donation contained a condition that the land would revert to the original owners when it ceased to be used for a library. The Carnegie building served the community for many years, but it ultimately proved too small to hold all the books and magazines it owned. In 1962 a $225,000 bond issue was approved by the voters and a new library opened in 1964. The proviso about the land being used for library purposes was then discovered and the property reverted to the Ballard family.[2] It is a pure example of the typical Carnegie Library and is unaltered. The architect made a conscientious effort to incorporate all Carnegie's suggestions for library design, and all the elements of what Carnegie considered important are faithfully represented.[2] Bibliography
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References1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} {{Authority control}}2. ^1 2 3 4 Vandermeer, James H., Auburn Public Library," National Register Inventory—Nomination Form, July 1981, in digital files of National Park Service, Washington, D.C. 6 : 1914 establishments in Washington (state)|Buildings and structures in Auburn, Washington|Libraries in Washington (state)|Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)|Library buildings completed in 1914|National Register of Historic Places in King County, Washington |
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