| Calexico Carnegie Library | |
| Location: | 420 Heber Ave., Calexico, California |
| Coordinates: | 32.6694°N -115.4925°W |
| Built: | 1918 |
| Architect: | Allison & Allison |
| Architecture: | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Added: | September 28, 2005 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 05001085 |
The Calexico Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 420 Heber Ave. in Calexico, Imperial County, California
The library was built in 1918 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation; while Calexico had initially requested a $25,000 grant, the Foundation felt that the town's size did not merit the larger amount.
The library was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and features a tile hip roof and a front entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a scroll. Its original design was more lavish but became simplified due to the Carnegie Foundation's reduced support for the building.
The building served as the city's library until 1986, when a new library building opened.[1] The building was used as a storage facility until it was restored in 2007; it is now a branch of the Calexico City Library and serves as a public technology center.[2]
The Calexico Carnegie Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2005.