San Francisco Landmark #247
Richmond Branch Library
351 9th Avenue
Built 1914

The Richmond Carnegie Library, designed by Bliss & Faville in the Classical Revival style and built of sandstone and reinforced concrete, was the first of seven Carnegie branch libraries built in San Francisco.

All seven buildings still function as libraries (see map).

Some Carnegie Free Libraries in California:

• Alameda
• Colusa
• Eureka
• Ferndale
• Gilroy
• Grass Valley
• Hanford
• Healdsburg
• Hollister
• Lincoln
• Nevada City
• Oakland - 23rd Avenue Branch
• Oakland - Alden Branch
• Oakland - Golden Gate Branch
• Oakland - Melrose Branch
• Oroville
• Patterson
• Petaluma
• Riverbank
• Sacramento
• San Francisco Chinatown Branch
• San Francisco Golden Gate Valley Branch
• San Francisco Mission Branch
• San Francisco Noe Valley Branch
• San Francisco Presidio Branch
• San Francisco Richmond Branch
• San Francisco Sunset Branch
• Santa Cruz (Garfield Park Branch)
• South San Francisco
• St. Helena
• Sonoma
• Turlock
• Willits
• Willows
• Woodland
• Yolo
• Yreka

Some other Carnegie Free Libraries in the West:

• Beaver, Utah
• Medford, Oregon

The website Carnegie Libraries of California contains much information about these libraries.