Alameda, Alameda County
East Bay Loop area, San Francisco Bay Area region
Alameda Free Library
2264 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
opened 1903
Public Library 1903-1998
currently a public library
grant amount: $35,000
architectural style: Classical Revival (Type B)
architect: Wilcox and Curtis
Alameda's was one of the first three library buildings in California funded
by Andrew Carnegie in 1899, the first year of the grants in this state. Its
construction was delayed while citizens tried to raise additional private
funds for a"proper edifice," and finally in 1901 the grant was increased to
$35,000. Prominent San Francisco architects William Wilcox and John Curtis
designed the Classical Revival temple style building whose special features
include its brick columns, stained glass windows, barrel vault atrium
ceiling, and arched skylight. Builders were C.H. Foster and Son of Alameda.
The Alameda Carnegie is located in a busy civic and commercial area at the
southwest corner of Santa Clara and Oak streets, across from the historic
1896 Alameda City Hall and adjacent to the Park Street Historical Commercial
District. The Carnegie itself is a City of Alameda Historical Monument and
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. City Hall
rehabilitation was recently completed, but in 1998 library functions were
moved to leased quarters. Seismic retrofitting and restoration of the
Carnegie building are in process and expected to be completed in the near future.
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