Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Carnegie Library
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
1. Carnegie Library NRHP Marker
This building, Carnegie Historic Library, has been placed on National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior, Register #97001635
Erected by United States Department of Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings.
Location. 35° 37.57′ N, 120° 41.404′ W. Marker is in Paso Robles, California, in San Luis Obispo County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 12th Street and Park Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is on the front wall to the left of the entryway of the building. The building is in the middle of the city park between 11th and 12th and between Spring and Pine Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 12th Street, Paso Robles CA 93446, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ignacy Jan Paderewski (here, next to this marker); Paso Robles Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel El Paso de Robles (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pittsburgh Pirates (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brewster – Dutra House (approx. half a mile away); Paso Robles’ First Jail
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1. Carnegie Library, Paso Robles. City Park, part of the original townsite of Paso Robles and donated to the city by two of its founders, J. and D. Blackburn, provides the setting for the Paso Robles Carnegie building. The Classical Revival library, of rosy brick with gray stone trim, surrounded by large old valley oaks and magnolias, exemplifies the Carnegie "temple in a park." The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 3, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California.)
2. The Paso Robles Carnegie Library. The desire for a library seems to have been a universal theme in the progress of a town and Paso Robles was no exception. As early as 1889, the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor had opened a reading room in the Adams Building on Spring Street. In the early 1900's, the Paso Robles Improvement Club established a free reading room and library in the Blackburn Building on the corner of Park and 12th Street with Captain
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
2. Carnegie Library
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
3. Carnegie Library Cornerstone
Paso Robles Public Library gift of Andrew Carnegie 1907
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
4. Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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5. Paderewski Monument
Editors Note: This marker has since been replaced.
(In English and in Polish)
Ignacy Jan Paderewskio
(1860-1941)
World famous pianist, composer, statesman, humanitarian, major California Central Coast land holder, vineyard owner, winemaker and almond grower.
Polish by birth and a citizen of the world, Paderewski felt at home in America and returned to Paso Robles for long visits during the years 1914-1939. This monument celebrates the legacy of Paderewski that continues in Paso Robles thanks to the annual Paderewski Festival, Youth Piano Competition, concerts and cultural exchanges with the Province of Tarnów, Poland. Erected with the support of city and county officials, and the government of the Republic of Poland, this monument was unveiled by civic leaders on November 10, 2012
(In English and in Polish)
Ignacy Jan Paderewskio
(1860-1941)
World famous pianist, composer, statesman, humanitarian, major California Central Coast land holder, vineyard owner, winemaker and almond grower.
Polish by birth and a citizen of the world, Paderewski felt at home in America and returned to Paso Robles for long visits during the years 1914-1939. This monument celebrates the legacy of Paderewski that continues in Paso Robles thanks to the annual Paderewski Festival, Youth Piano Competition, concerts and cultural exchanges with the Province of Tarnów, Poland. Erected with the support of city and county officials, and the government of the Republic of Poland, this monument was unveiled by civic leaders on November 10, 2012
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
6. Paso Robles City Park Monument
This park the gift in 1897 of those real pioneers
D.W. James
D.D. Blackburn
J.H. Blackburn
Lest we forget
R.C. and Grace Heaton 1950
The trees were God's first temples
D.W. James
D.D. Blackburn
J.H. Blackburn
Lest we forget
R.C. and Grace Heaton 1950
The trees were God's first temples
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
7. Paso Robles City Park
The D.W. James named on the monument was Drury James, uncle to Frank and Jesse, and one of the founders of the city of Paso Robles.
Photographed By James King, December 1, 2012
8. Paso Robles City Park
Photographed By James King, October 25, 2013
9. Jan Paderewski Statue with Permanent Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 2, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California. 7, 8. submitted on December 3, 2012, by James King of San Miguel, California. 9. submitted on February 10, 2014, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
