Faith and Family Church - Antioch, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 38° 00.853 W 121° 48.747
10S E 604245 N 4208058
This Carnegie Library is now a church.
Waymark Code: WM5C39
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2008
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"Antioch was a very small town when it received its $2500 Carnegie grant, one of the three smallest California Carnegie grants. The stucco building, at the corner of Sixth and F streets, is an example of Classical Revival elements applied to a small public building in a mostly residential area.
Antioch's first reading room dates from 1867. In 1912 a letter from the Antioch Women's Club spurred a visit by library organizer Harriet Eddy, and in 1913 a county library was established which then sought a Carnegie grant for branches in Antioch, Concord, and Walnut Creek. A grant of $7500 was received for the three. Antioch itself raised $800 for the lot, and later $329.50 for additional costs, by public subscription. Frances Reid designed the building. Following its years as a library, the Carnegie has housed the Senior Citizens Center, City Recreation Department, and Antioch Historical Center." (
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