{"nrhp_refnum":"88000924","name":"Healdsburg Carnegie Library","other_names":["Healdsburg Public Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"221 Matheson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Healdsburg","county":"Sonoma County","state":"CA","lat":38.620177374000036,"lon":-122.86716689299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Neo-Classical Revival library building of poured concrete at 221 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California, designed by Petaluma architect Brainerd Jones and completed in 1911.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a strong, well-preserved example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture, one of only a handful in Healdsburg. It was the city's first permanent library home and its only public library for over 70 years. It is also one of three Sonoma County Carnegie libraries designed by Jones, reflecting the Carnegie Foundation's push for simplicity after 1908.","narrative":"Built in 1910-1911 on a corner lot one block from the Plaza, this two-story library in Healdsburg is made of poured, partially reinforced concrete faced with textured white concrete. Petaluma architect Brainerd Jones gave it a symmetrical Neo-Classical Revival facade with a pedimented portico, Doric columns, garlands, egg-and-dart molding and a brick entrance stair. Funded by a $10,000 Carnegie grant awarded in 1909, the design is modest in scale, in keeping with the foundation's call for economy. It served as the city's first permanent library home and its only public library for more than 70 years, following earlier collections kept in rented rooms and City Hall. It is one of five Carnegie libraries built in Sonoma County and one of three designed by Jones. Alterations have been minimal, mainly a 1940s brick stair overlay and handrail. It is valued for its architecture and its role in local social history, and it was planned for reuse as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1911-1938","architect_builder":"Jones, Brainerd","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The public library was about to move to new quarters, and the building was slated for restoration as the Healdsburg Museum. It appears essentially as it did when completed in 1911.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.846394-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/88000924.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000924/0082d0e1d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000924/0082d0e1d3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"CrabTree13","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HealdsburgMuseum1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">CrabTree13</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:HealdsburgMuseum1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862076","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healdsburg_Carnegie_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56530511"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sonoma-county/healdsburg-carnegie-library-88000924/"}