Gilroy in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Gilroy Carnegie Library

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 25, 2009

1. Gilroy Carnegie Library Marker

Inscription.
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Carnegie Library, 1910.

Erected 1988 by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 37° 0.467′ N, 121° 34.304′ W. Marker is in Gilroy, California, in Santa Clara County. It is at the intersection of Fifth Street and Church St when traveling west on Fifth Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 195 Fifth St, Gilroy CA 95020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Southern Pacific Coast Daylight GS-4 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gilroy (about 600 feet away); Agriculture in Gilroy (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Gilroy (about 700 feet away); Thornton Building (about 700 feet away); Gilroy’s Cowboy Era (about 700 feet away); Gilroy Historic Site No. 14 (about 700 feet away); Early Settlers (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gilroy.

Another marker is no longer nearby.

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Gilroy's First Post Office (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on 06/23/1988

Regarding Gilroy Carnegie Library. This Carnegie library was the first of William H. Weeks' seven "classic Carnegies" of the Greek temple style. It is now the site of the Gilroy History Museum.

Also see . . .
1. The Gilroy Museum. The museum is located at the Gilroy Carnegie Library. (Submitted on April 30, 2009.)

2. List of Carnegie libraries in California. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on November 20, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Gilroy Carnegie Library Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 25, 2009

2. Gilroy Carnegie Library Building and Marker

Marker can be seen under the right lamp post.

Gilroy Carnegie Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 25, 2009

3. Gilroy Carnegie Library

Southwest Corner of Building

Detail Above Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 25, 2009

4. Detail Above Entrance

Sign on Front Lawn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, April 25, 2009

5. Sign on Front Lawn

Gilroy Museum, Est. 1963.

Gilroy Carnegie Library image. Click for more information.

Historic American Buildings Survey (LOC)

6. Gilroy Carnegie Library

Building/structure dates: 1910 initial construction Significance: A good example of an early 20th-century Beaux-Arts-classical small town Carnegie Library, the building served its original purpose from 1910 until 1975. In 1976 it was entirely occupied by the local historical museum, which formerly occupied the basement only.
HABS CAL,43-GIL,3-
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,467 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 30, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.