Carrie Adell Strahorn Memorial Library

Carrie Adell Strahorn Memorial Library at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, was designed by Boise architects Wayland and Fennell as a 1-story, Neoclassical structure. The building opened in 1926 and served the college as a library until 1967 and the opening of Terteling Library. In 1968 the building was renamed Strahorn Hall, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Strahorn, Carrie Adell, Memorial Library
Strahorn Hall in 2018
LocationCollege of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho
Coordinates43°39′11″N 116°40′34″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectWayland & Fennell; McNeel,J.H.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.82002510[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982

History

The city of Caldwell was platted in 1883 by Robert E. Strahorn, and in 1891 the College of Idaho enrolled its first class of 19 students at a location near Strahorn's home in what is now the North Caldwell Historic District.[3][4] The college moved to its present campus in 1910.[5]

In 1925 Strahorn donated money for construction of the Carrie Adell Strahorn Memorial Library, named in memory of his wife.[2] At the time, the college employed 25 faculty with an enrollment of 500 students.[6][7] By 1932 the library included more than 10,000 books,[8] and in 1942 the count was 22,000 books.[9]

The library was expanded in 1962, and when a new library opened in 1967 Strahorn was remodeled, reopening in 1968 with offices and classrooms under the name Strahorn Hall.[10]

Reflecting on the building, a librarian wrote in 1961, "On the day it first opened its doors in 1926 Strahorn Library was already a badly outdated building whose construction violated every theory of library architecture."[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strahorn, Carrie Adell, Memorial Library". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. "R.E. Strahorn Succumbs in California". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 2, 1944. p. 8.
  4. "Robert Strahorn Realizes another Ambition-He's 90". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 24, 1942. p. 18.
  5. "College of Idaho to Mark Boone Birth Anniversary". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 5, 1960. p. 11.
  6. "Gain Expected in C. of I. Classes". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 23, 1925. p. 6.
  7. "College of Idaho Makes Plans for Big Enrollment". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 26, 1926. p. 4.
  8. "Strahorn Library Gets 700 New Books". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 31, 1932. p. 2.
  9. "22,000 Volumes in Strahorn Library". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 3, 1942. p. 10.
  10. "Construction Noise Signals Expansion of C. of I.". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 23, 1968. p. 11F.
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