List of Carnegie libraries in Idaho


The following list of Carnegie libraries in Idaho provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Idaho, where 11 libraries were built from 11 grants awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1903 to 1914. As of 2010, nine of these buildings were still standing, and three still operated as libraries.

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Carnegie libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1BoiseBoise$40,000815 W. Washington St.
Completed 1905
2CaldwellCaldwell$12,5001101 Cleveland Blvd.
Completed 1914
3Idaho FallsIdaho Falls$15,000200 N. Eastern Dr.
Completed 1916, now part of the Museum of Idaho
4LewistonLewiston$10,000101 5th St.
Built 1901, closed September 30, 1999
5MoscowMoscow$10,000110 S. Jefferson St.
Mission Style, opened March 1906
6Mountain HomeMountain Home$6,000180 S. 3rd East
Completed 1908, now a museum
7NampaNampaJanuary 25, 1907$10,5001417 Second St. South between 14th and 15th StreetCompleted in February 1908. Formal opening was March 7, 1908. The library moved to the First Security Bank building in 1966. The original Carnegie building was used as the Canyon County YWCA until at least June 1976. It is said that the building burned down some time between 1976 and 1979.
8PocatelloPocatello$12,000113 S. Garfield Ave.
Completed 1907
9PrestonPreston$10,000Demolished June 11, 2004
10WallaceWallace$12,000415 River St.
Completed 1911
11WeiserWeiserPaddock Ave. and Maryatt St.
Part of the Intermountain Institute. Closed when the new high school and public library were constructed in the 1960s.