Gresham Carnegie Library, History museum in a former Carnegie library in Gresham, Oregon, United States

Gresham Carnegie Library is a Tudor Revival structure distinguished by brick walls, leaded glass windows, and decorative herringbone brickwork patterns across its facade. The interior now houses a museum dedicated to local history, occupying the original library building and its spaces.

The Gresham Carnegie Library was built in 1913 with funding from the Carnegie Foundation, following a design by architect Folger Johnson. It operated as a public library within the Multnomah County Library system for 75 years, until December 1989, when the new Gresham Library opened. The Gresham Historical Society then purchased the building and opened the Gresham History Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January 2000 and underwent six months of renovations in 2012.

Since 1989 the building has housed the Gresham History Museum, run by the Gresham Historical Society, which bought it when the new Gresham Library opened. Exhibits of artifacts, photographs and documents present the city's past inside the former reading rooms.

The building sits at the intersection of North Main Avenue and Fourth Street, making it easy to locate. Plan ahead to explore the exhibits about local history, as it operates as a museum with specific spaces arranged for viewing.

The windows feature colophon medallions, a detailed embellishment traditionally used by printers to mark their publications. This unusual design element connects the literary purpose of the space with the history of printing itself.