The Medford Carnegie Library is a noteworthy example of the modest-scale civic buildings of the first decade of the 20th century which emulated the high-style work of architects trained in the tradition of the École des Beaux Arts.

Construction began in the year the Carnegie Corporation issued its general guidelines, Notes on the Erection of Library Buildings, and it conformed to the Classical Revival rectangular, single-story building atop high basement which was to become the Carnegie Library standard across the country.

The architect was J. A. McIntosh.

Adapted from the NRHP nomination submitted in 1981.

Carnegie Free Libraries in Oakland
23rd Avenue, Alden, Golden Gate, Melrose

Some Other Carnegie Free Libraries in California
Alameda, Bayliss, Biggs, Colusa, Corning, Eureka, Ferndale, Gilroy, Grass Valley, Gridley, Hanford, Healdsburg, Hollister, Lincoln. Livermore, Lompoc, Nevada City, Orland, Oroville, Oxnard, Paso Robles, Patterson, Petaluma, Riverbank, Roseville, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo Santa Cruz, Sonoma, South San Francisco, St. Helena, Turlock, Willits, Willows, Woodland, Yolo, Yreka

Some Other Carnegie Free Libraries in the West
Beaver, Utah; Coos Bay, Oregon; Medford, Oregon; Panguitch, Utah

For more information about these and other Carnegie Free Libraries, visit the website Carnegie Libraries of California.