Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, 1976 - Designated as a State Historic Landmark, 1990
Serving the City of Redlands, California since 1894
Serving the City of Redlands, California since 1894
In March of 1897, Albert K. Smiley purchased sixteen acres of downtown land to build Redlands its new library building. The A.K. SMILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY and surrounding Smiley Park, so named by a grateful city council in honor of the donor, was dedicated on April 29, 1898.