The Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library system, located in Benning, a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.
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| Location | 3935 Benning Road NE, Washington, D.C. 20019, United States |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1962; reopened 2010 |
| Branch of | District of Columbia Public Library |
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| Website | [1] |
History
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The site at 3935 Benning Road NE was previously home to a library designed by Clark T. Harmon as part of a D.C. Public Works Program initiative, a one-story brick-and-concrete building that opened in 1962. The library had played an important role in the surrounding community since its inception.[1]
In 2004, the original library was closed to make way for a new structure on the same site, as part of a citywide push to revamp D.C.'s public libraries. An interim library served the Benning community while construction was underway.[2][3][4][5]
The new Benning / Dorothy I. Height branch of the DCPL opened on April 5, 2010.[1][6][7]
It was named in honor of Dorothy Height, an influential civil rights and women's rights activist.[7]
The new library was designed by the architecture firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas. Construction of the two-story, 22,000-square-foot building cost $12 million.[1][8][9]
The library features public art from artists based in D.C.'s Ward 7.[1][10]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d "Benning Library History". District of Columbia Public Library. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Reed, Dan (2019-03-19). "New Public Libraries Are Some of the Best Buildings in DC". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Acosta, Marcel C. (2008-03-27). "BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY LIBRARY REPLACEMENT" (PDF). National Capital Planning Commission.
- ^ Austermuhle, Martin (2012-06-29). "The New Cathedral: D.C.'s Rebuilt Public Libraries Draw Praise for Design and Purpose". DCist. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Kennicott, Philip (2010-04-05). "Benning library is well worth checking out; High-tech advances aside, designers didn't throw out the book in planning facility". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Library". District of Columbia Public Library. Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ a b Highsmith, Carol M. (September 2011). "Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C." Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Renwick, Dustin (2017-03-30). "6 beautiful libraries in D.C. by famous architects". Curbed DC. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Progress and Promise Mark New Benning Library Opening". District of Columbia Public Library. 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Benning Neighborhood Library FAQs". District of Columbia Public Library. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2021-01-18.