Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lompoc Carnegie Library
1910 - 1968
Lompoc Carnegie Library
1910 - 1968
Historical Landmark No. 1
Dedicated August 31, 1968
Lompoc City Council and Lompoc Valley Historical Society, Inc.
Erected 1968 by Lompoc City Council and Lompoc Valley Historical Society, Inc.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 34° 38.232′ N, 120° 27.463′ W. Marker is in Lompoc, California, in Santa Barbara County. Marker is at the intersection of South H Street and E. Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South H Street. Marker is located in front of the Lompoc Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 South H Street, Lompoc CA 93436, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Italian Stone Pines (here, next to this marker); Lompoc World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Lompoc's Mission Vieja (within shouting distance of this marker); Tragedy of Point Pedernales / Honda Point (approx. 0.3 miles away); Original Site of Mission de La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima (approx. 0.4 miles away); La Purisima Mission State Historic Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); La Purisima Mission (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named La Purisima Mission (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lompoc.
Regarding Lompoc Carnegie Library. The Lompoc Carnegie Library was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The library building shares elements at its entrance common to many Carnegie libraries: a stairway symbolizing personal elevation through learning, and lampposts at the front entrance symbolizing enlightenment.
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