https://foundsf.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MFordFoundSF - User contributions [en]2026-05-06T10:45:30ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.45.3https://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Andrew_Carnegie%27s_Noe_Valley_Library&diff=37670Andrew Carnegie's Noe Valley Library2025-05-08T00:17:22Z<p>MFord: Created page with "'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' Image:Noe Valley Branch Library c 1930s AAC-5678.jpg '''San Francisco Public Library Noe Valley Branch ca. 1930s''' ''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' The Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library was the seventh branch established in the San Francisco Public Library system. The first Noe Valley Branch building was located a..."</p>
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'''San Francisco Public Library Noe Valley Branch ca. 1930s'''<br />
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''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''<br />
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The Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library was the seventh branch established in the San Francisco Public Library system. The first Noe Valley Branch building was located at 1308 Castro Street. Using a grant provided by Andrew Carnegie, SFPL built a two-story building with a Spanish-style facade of brick and terra cotta. It was completed September 17, 1916 at a cost of $45,499, including furnishings. The architect was John Reid, Jr. <br />
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During the 1970s, Noe Valley residents built a deck and a community garden adjacent to the library. During the 1990s, members of the neighborhood groups renovated the community room. Currently, the Noe Valley Garden Club is working on a project to redesign and refurbish the garden behind the branch.<br />
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In 2007/08 the branch was renovated. The branch was recognized for the renovation with the Governor's Historic Preservation Award. The renovated Noe Valley Branch has also been hailed for its green features - lighting, low-water plants, and the use of recycled plastic materials. Over the years, the Noe Valley community has contributed to the improvement and well being of the library.<br />
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'''Castro Street slope between 23rd and 22nd, where a gardener gets into the celebration for the [[SAILING TO BYZANTIUM: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition|Panama-Pacific International Exposition]] at the city's northern edge.'''<br />
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'''Castro Street slope between 23rd and 22nd as seen in 2025.'''<br />
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''Photo: Malik Ford''<br />
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'''Castro streetcar near Alvarado, c. 1938.'''<br />
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''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.12330''<br />
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'''Cable car on Castro between 23rd and Alvarado looking south toward Billy Goat Hill, 1940.'''<br />
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''Photo: C. R. collection''<br />
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'''Bus climbing Castro near Alvarado, 2014.'''<br />
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''Photo: Chris Carlsson''<br />
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'''Castro and Alvarado looking towards 23rd in 2025'''<br />
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''Photo: Malik Ford''<br />
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