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Hi Everyone, To start off with it took me about a half an hour to get this shot. Went to right a big tree was in the way same to left. Te middle shot was ruled there was a group of people there and about the time was going to take this shot a truck decided to park. Just a lot of tree branches in the way.

When I first moved to Spokane this old library was closed and boarded up, and much in need of repair a architect firm bought the building from the city and restored it. I'll see if one of these days if I can get a sot of the inside.

From www.historicspokane.org

Spokane’s Carnegie Library, main branch, is historically significant for several reasons. Built in 1904, it was the first true library structure in the city, occupying an entire block at the east end of Browne’s Addition donated by mining magnate Amasa B. Campbell. Famed philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded construction of the building and it has been included on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a nomination for Carnegie Libraries in the State of Washington. The library is also a contributing building in the Riverside Avenue National Historic District. The well-known Spokane architectural firm of Preusse & Zittel designed the structure, after winning a Spokane Society of Architects design competition judged by Professor William Ware of Columbia University. It is an excellent example of neo-classical styling, exhibiting many unique features. After a long period of vacancy, Integrus Architects of Spokane renovated the building in the 1990s to serve as their offices.

Date Built: 1904

Date Listed on the Spokane Register: December 14, 1992

Date Listed on the National Register: July 30, 1976

Historic District: Riverside Avenue Historic District