San Anselmo, Marin County
North Bay Loop area, San Francisco Bay Area region
San Anselmo Public Library
110 Tunstead Avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960
opened 1915
Public library from 1915-present
currently a public library
grant amount: $10,000
architectural style: Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival
architect: Mitchell & Hodges
San Anselmo's Carnegie library, at the corner of San Anselmo Avenue and
Tunstead Avenue in the town center, is adjacent to the Town Hall to which
it is connected by a wisteria-covered arbor replicating the library's
carved rafters and contributing to an Old California aspect. The Spanish
Revival style is also carried out in the red tile roof and use of decorative
tile and arched windows.
The Women's Improvement Club of San Anselmo believed that the 1910 population
of just 1,531 would not qualify for a Carnegie grant. They embarked on a fund
raising effort themselves but were rescued by Judge Morrow, a local
federal judge and Carnegie trustee. A grant of $10,000 was offered in 1914.
Town Hall architects Mitchell and Hodges designed the building; Fred F.
Fields was the builder. James Bertram found fault with the site as being too
narrow a rectangle. The plan was also lacking a basement, and Hodges
eventually raised the site four feet. In 1960 the original rectangle was
squared with an addition to the rear. Inside, Craftsman detailing has been
maintained and interior arches connect the new with the old.
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