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| publictransit = | car_park = | parking = | network = | website = }} The Carnegie Art Museum, formerly known as the Oxnard Public Library and the Carnegie Cultural Arts Center, is a Neo-Classical building and art museum located adjacent to Plaza Park in Oxnard, California, United States. It opened in 1907 as the Oxnard Public Library and was later converted into an art museum.〔 In July 1971, it became the first building in Ventura County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ==Oxnard Public Library== The structure, resembling a Greek temple with Doric columns on three sides, was built from 1906-1907 as a Carnegie library.〔Hudak, Tracy (2012-06-08) ("My Own Private Museum: A Closer Look at Oxnard's Carnegie Art Museum" ) ''KCET Artbound''〕 Industrialist Andrew Carnegie initially gave $10,000 toward construction of a public library for the City of Oxnard, but as the plans were to be drawn, the city decided to build a more expensive building that could also house the city's municipal offices and city hall. In July 1906, the city signed a contract with Thomas Carroll for $14,000 to build the dual-use facility. Carnegie agreed to pay half of the additional appropriation in addition to the original $10,000 gift.〔 Oxnard's first mayor, Richard Haydock, selected the Greek Neo-Classical architecture, which was designed by Los Angeles architect, Franklin Burnham.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Carnegie Art Museum )〕 The building opened on May 15, 1907, and five years later, Oxnard could boast that its library had "the largest circulation of any city of the sixth class in the State." In 1923, a three-story addition was built on the east side of the library.〔 The structure continued to serve as Oxnard's city hall until 1949 and as the Oxnard Public Library until 1963.〔Lindell, Karen (2012-10-14) ("Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard celebrates 25th anniversary" ) ''Ventura County Star''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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