{"nrhp_refnum":"92000268","name":"Garfield Park Branch Library","other_names":["Garfield Park Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"705 Woodrow Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Cruz","county":"Santa Cruz County","state":"CA","lat":36.95792676600007,"lon":-122.03879639399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-03-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story stucco Classical Revival branch library at 705 Woodrow Avenue in Santa Cruz, California, built with Carnegie funds and opened in March 1915 to a design by W.H. Weeks.","why_significant":"The building is an example of Classical Revival design applied to a very small public building, with carefully detailed entrance, trim and woodwork. It is also one of two surviving Santa Cruz Carnegie branch libraries and reflects neighborhood efforts to secure a library, which began in 1907. It is part of the California Carnegie Libraries group.","narrative":"Garfield Park Branch Library is a small stucco library on Woodrow Avenue in Santa Cruz, designed by architect W.H. Weeks and built by W.H. White. It stands one story over a low foundation, with a gable roof, parapet gable ends and a classical entrance of fluted, tapered columns beneath a small pediment. Details such as exposed rafters, patterned brickwork on the chimney and decorative door panels show close attention to craft. Its size suits the surrounding houses, while its classical design and park-like grounds signal a public purpose. The library was funded by a $3,000 Carnegie grant obtained in 1913 after neighbors had pushed for a library since 1907. It opened in March 1915 and is one of two Weeks-designed Santa Cruz branch libraries still standing. It remains in library use, with only minor changes such as a rear ramp door and added hand rails. Its significance is tied to architecture and social history from 1915 to 1942.","period_of_significance":"1915-1942","architect_builder":"Weeks, W.H., Architect; White, W.H., Builder","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still serves its neighborhood as a library; it was temporarily closed after Proposition 13 tax cuts and reopened after a petition campaign. Largely unaltered, with a rear wheelchair ramp door and added stair rails.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.085787-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92000268.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000268/ccb2a90d75-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000268/ccb2a90d75-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mutante","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garfield_Park_Branch_Library.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutante</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:Garfield_Park_Branch_Library.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857800","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66375507"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-cruz-county/garfield-park-branch-library-92000268/"}