Free Public Library of Petaluma

20 Fourth St., Petaluma, California. County/parish: Sonoma.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 23, 1988. NRIS 88000925.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Old Carnegie Library
  • Petaluma Historical Library and Museum

From Wikipedia:

Free Public Library of Petaluma

The Free Public Library of Petaluma (also Old Carnegie Library, Carnegie Free Library and Petaluma Historical Library and Museum) is a research library and history museum at 20 Fourth Street in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, US. Built in 1904 as a Carnegie Free Library, it was designed by Brainerd Jones as his first major commission before the architect gained regional recognition. In the 1970s, it was re-purposed as a research library and historical museum, known as the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862062

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