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The Harrison Memorial Library is a historic building designed by architect
The Barnet Segal Reading Room is named for Barnet J. Segal.
Construction works for the "most extensive renovation the library has seen in decades", which cost $372,000, began in February 2020.
Official website
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Bernard Maybeck
Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February 7, 1862 – October 3, 1957) was an American architect. He worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, designing public buildings, including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and also private houses, ...
and built by Michael J. Murphy in 1928. It houses a public library for the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Carmel-by-the-Sea (), commonly known simply as Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, located on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,220, down from 3,722 a ...
. The library provides books, materials and programs that support the pursuit of education, information, recreation, and culture. It includes documents about the history and development of Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula
The Monterey Peninsula anchors the northern portion on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California and comprises the cities of Monterey, California, Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, Carmel, and Pacific Grove, California, P ...
. The Harrison Memorial Library was named after California Supreme Court Justice Ralph C. Harrison.
History
On September 27, 1918, Ella Reid Harrison, announced her plan to donate the land and $20,000 () in bonds to the city to build a library in honor of her late husband. On October 12, 1922, after Ella Reid Harrison's death, her estate financed a memorial to her husband, California Supreme Court Justice Ralph Chandler Harrison (1833-1918), to establish a new public library. Her estate included rare books, furniture, and a number of valuable art pieces for the library (over 2,000 items). The new library was designed by California architectBernard Maybeck
Bernard Ralph Maybeck (February 7, 1862 – October 3, 1957) was an American architect. He worked primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, designing public buildings, including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and also private houses, ...
in a Spanish Eclectic style and built by Michael J. Murphy, at a cost of $27,373 ().
The library opened on March 31, 1928, in a two-story building in Carmel-by-the-Sea. It was renovated in 1949 and again in 1977. Christine Delsol of SFGate described it as an "imposing Mission-style building with castle-sized windows."
The Barnet Segal Reading Room is named for Barnet J. Segal.
Construction works for the "most extensive renovation the library has seen in decades", which cost $372,000, began in February 2020.
See also
*Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Carmel-by-the-Sea (), commonly known simply as Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, located on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,220, down from 3,722 a ...
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External links
Official website
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