John Muir Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a design by architect Henry F. Withey.[3]
John Muir Branch Library | |
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| Location | 1005 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°58′53″N 118°17′24″W / 33.98139°N 118.29000°W |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architect | Withey, Henry F. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Spanish Revival |
| MPS | Los Angeles Branch Library System TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001017[1] |
| LAHCM No. | 305 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987 |
| Designated LAHCM | June 27, 1986[2] |
In 1987, the Muir Branch and several other branch libraries in Los Angeles were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic group submission.[4] The application noted that the branch libraries had been constructed in a variety of period revival styles to house the initial branch library system of the City of Los Angeles.
Following damage to the building in a series of earthquakes, the library temporarily relocated to a mini-mall in 1987. The historic library was reopened in 1997.
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Report - HPLA". historicplacesla.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ The Los Angeles Branch Library System TR Multiple Property Submission nomination explains 22 branch libraries but one, the University Branch, appears not to have been listed.
References
edit- "South-Central; Historic Library Branch to Open After Renovation," Los Angeles Times, November 6, 1997.
- "After the Riots: REBUILDING Grant Awarded to Library Branches," Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1992.
- "Lee Side O'L.A.," Lee Shippey, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 1930.
- "Library Branch Site Bought and Plans Ordered," Los Angeles Times, May 2, 1929.
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