Orosi Branch Library Explained

Orosi Branch Library
Location:12662 Ave. 416, Orosi, California
Coordinates:36.545°N -119.2894°W
Builder:Fred Hill
Architecture:Bungalow
Added:August 25, 1983
Refnum:83001247

The Orosi Branch Library, also known as the Orosi/Cutler Branch Library, is a Carnegie library located at 12662 Ave. 416 in Orosi, California. The library was built in 1921 with a $3000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation; while the foundation had issued the grant in 1917, construction was held up for four years by World War I. The wood frame library is a California bungalow, a plain style following James Bertram's suggestions for Carnegie Library design; it is one of the few wood-frame Carnegie libraries constructed. The library is still in use; it is one of two remaining Carnegie libraries in Tulare County, along with the Exeter Public Library.[1]

The Orosi Branch Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clevenger. Pat. [{{NRHP url|id=83001247}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Orosi Branch Library]. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. April 13, 2013. April 15, 1982.