{"nrhp_refnum":"10001199","name":"Dixon Carnegie Library","other_names":["Dixon Union High School Library","Dixon Public Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"135 E. B St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Dixon","county":"Solano County","state":"CA","lat":38.44686941900005,"lon":-121.82179742099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-02-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Spanish Colonial Revival brick library building at 135 East B Street in downtown Dixon, Solano County, California, built in 1912 with a Carnegie grant. It was designed by San Francisco architects Parker and Kenyon and built by Brady and Fischer.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion A for the library's role in the education and social history of Dixon. It was the first building in the area dedicated to free public library use and the first library in Solano County built with Carnegie grant money. The Women's Improvement Club's campaign to obtain it is central to its story.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 135 East B Street in downtown Dixon, this roughly 2,000-square-foot brick library sits one story above a raised basement. San Francisco architects Parker and Kenyon designed it in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with simplified Classical detail and California Mission touches, and Brady and Fischer built it. Its size and shape followed the standard formula for libraries funded by Carnegie grants. Features include a block modillion cornice, a recessed entrance reached by eight concrete steps, quatrefoil windows, and Ionic-columned triple windows. Rear additions from 1958 and 1989-1990 are hidden from the street, and the exterior was restyled in stucco in 1990. The building matters because it was the first structure in the Dixon area devoted to free public library use and the first Carnegie-funded library in Solano County. The Dixon Women's Improvement Club helped drive the effort. It has served continuously as the city's library and a community gathering place.","period_of_significance":"1912-","architect_builder":"Parker and Kenyon, Architects; Brady and Fischer, Builders","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still in use as a public library; additions were made in 1958 and 1989-1990 at the rear, and the basement is no longer open to the public.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.828671-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/10001199.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001199/2c51558b86-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001199/2c51558b86-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dixon_Carnegie_Library,_135_E._B_St.,_Dixon,_CA_5-4-2013_6-50-34_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dixon_Carnegie_Library,_135_E._B_St.,_Dixon,_CA_5-4-2013_6-50-34_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857818","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133546254"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/solano-county/dixon-carnegie-library-10001199/"}