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.
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LibraryCity ortown ImageDategrantedAt 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.GrantamountGrants for multiple libraries (Portland) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.Location Notes 1 Albany Carnegie Library (Albany, Oregon) Albany $12,500 302 SW Ferry St. Part of the Monteith Historic District (info) 2 Ashland Carnegie Library Ashland $15,000 3 Baker City Carnegie Library Baker City $25,0002020 Auburn Ave, Baker City, OR, 97814 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 $10,000 187 SW Court Street, Dallas, OR 97338 New library opened in 1990. 5 Enterprise Carnegie Library Enterprise $5,000 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). 6 Eugene Carnegie Library Eugene $10,000 Demolished in the 1950s. 7 Grants Pass Carnegie Library Grants Pass $12,500 Built in 1921, it was the last-built Carnegie library in Oregon. Demolished in 1959. 8 Gresham Carnegie Library Gresham — 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 $5,000 215 E Gladys Ave, Hermiston, OR 97838 10 Hillsboro Carnegie Library Hillsboro $10,000 11 Hood River Carnegie Library Hood River $17,500 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) 12 Klamath Falls Carnegie Library Klamath Falls $20,000 N. Alameda Ave. and Monclaire St. Open 1914–1928, then used as a county public library and a high school library until 1957. Demolished to make room for school cafeteria in 1958. 13 La Grande Carnegie Library La Grande $12,500 1006 Penn Avenue, La Grande 97850 Now Art Center East a member based non-profit arts services organization. 14 Marshfield Carnegie Library Marshfield $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 $10,000 (info) 16 Medford Carnegie Library Medford $20,000 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) 17 Milton Carnegie Library Milton $7,500 815 S Main St, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 Milton is now part of Milton-Freewater. The building is currently used as retail space. 18 Newberg Public Library Newberg $10,000 19 Ontario Carnegie Library Ontario $7,500 Demolished in 1964, but photo exists at ontariocommunitylibrary.org 20 Oregon City Carnegie Library Oregon City $12,500 606 John Adams Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 Built in 1912–13. Currently in use as the City Public Library. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 21 Albina Library Portland $165,000 216 NE Knott Street, Portland, OR 97212 This building was in use as Multnomah County Library's "Title Wave Used Bookstore" until summer 2020, but now hosts the Albina Branch 22 Arleta Carnegie Library Portland — 4420 SE 64th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206 The building is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system. 23 East Portland Carnegie Library Portland — 1110 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 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 Library Portland — 512 N Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97217 Still part of the Multnomah County Library system 25 St. Johns Carnegie Library Portland — 7510 N Charleston Avenue, Portland, OR 97203 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 — No longer part of the Multnomah County Library system 27 Salem Carnegie Library Salem $27,500 790 State Street, Salem, OR 97301 Owned by Willamette University 28 The Dalles Carnegie Library The Dalles $10,000 220 E 4th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) 29 Umatilla County Library Pendleton $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 $5,500 Cornerstone shows 1912 31 Woodburn Carnegie Library Woodburn $10,000
Academic library
InstitutionLocality ImageDategrantedMiller, pp. 38–40GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Pacific University Forest Grove $20,000 Built in 1912 as Pacific University's first library. Designed by Whidden & Lewis. Now used as classrooms.
See also Lists of Oregon-related topics List of libraries in Oregon
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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.