{"nrhp_refnum":"11000876","name":"Livermore Carnegie Library and Park","other_names":["Carnegie Library","Carnegie Building","Carnegie Park"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2155 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Livermore","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.67955982900003,"lon":-121.76849746499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-12-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1.38-acre city-block park at 2155 Third Street in downtown Livermore, California, centered on a single-story brick and terra cotta Carnegie library designed by William H. Weeks and built by the Hoyt Brothers between 1909 and 1911, with a Colusa sandstone fountain in front.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion A as one of the Carnegie-funded public libraries and a product of the City Beautiful Movement in Livermore, which gave the town its first public park and civic center. Under Criterion C it is one of twenty-one surviving Classical Revival Type B California Carnegie libraries. It served as the city library until 1966.","narrative":"Occupying a full city block in downtown Livermore, Carnegie Park surrounds a small Classical Revival library completed in 1911. Architect William H. Weeks designed the square, single-story building with a basement, and the Hoyt Brothers built it of brick sheathed in terra cotta and plaster. A pedimented portico with paired Ionic columns marks the entrance, and a Colusa sandstone fountain, also designed by Weeks, sits at the foot of the front steps. The library replaced a modest First Street building after residents, led by library board president Dell C. Savage, won a Carnegie grant and voted park bonds in 1909. Community groups helped pay for landscaping and construction. The building served as the town library until 1966, then passed to the park district. Since 1974 it has housed the Livermore Heritage Guild and the Livermore Art Association. The property is recognized as one of the surviving Carnegie libraries of its type in California and as an example of City Beautiful ideals.","period_of_significance":"1911-1966","architect_builder":"William H. Weeks, Architect; Hoyt Brothers, Contractors","architectural_style":"Classical Revival (Type B)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Operated by the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District; used as an art gallery and history museum, and the park hosts a seasonal farmers market and community events.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.817218-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11000876.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000876/209c58ddc7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000876/209c58ddc7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Saehrimnir","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Livermore_Carnegie_Library_Front_View.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Saehrimnir</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:Livermore_Carnegie_Library_Front_View.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857334","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livermore_Carnegie_Library_and_Park","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18715125"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/livermore-carnegie-library-and-park-11000876/"}