The Gresham Carnegie Library, is a historic building in Gresham,

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. The Tudor style building designed by

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was built in 1913 and was added to the

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in January 2000. It served as a public library in the

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system from 1913 until December 1989 when the Gresham Library opened. At that time the Gresham Historical Society purchased the building and opened the Gresham History Museum. The building underwent six-months of renovations in 2012.

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Gresham History Museum
- Gresham Historical Society 1913 establishments in Oregon Buildings and structures in Gresham, Oregon Former library buildings in the United States Historical society museums in Oregon Libraries established in 1913 Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Library buildings completed in 1913 Multnomah County Library Museums in Multnomah County, Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Gresham, Oregon {{Oregon-stub

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