Wilshire Branch Library
Wilshire Branch | |
 Wilshire Branch, 2008 | |
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| Location | 149 N. Saint Andrews Pl., Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°4′28″N 118°18′39″W / 34.07444°N 118.31083°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Ruoff, Allen |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Los Angeles Branch Library System TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001024[1] |
| LAHCM No. | 415 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987 |
| Designated LAHCM | 1989-02-01[2] |
Wilshire Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Mid-Wilshire section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1926 based on an Italian Romanesque design by architect Allen Ruoff.
In 1987, the Wilshire 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.[3] 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.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Wilshire and Westlake areas
- Los Angeles Public Library
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Home | Los Angeles City Planning".
- ^ 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.
External links
- Wilshire Branch Library - Los Angeles Public Library
- History of the Wilshire Branch Library, ca. 1930s
- Architectural analysis of Wilshire Branch Library, designed by architect Allen Kelly Ruoff and completed in 1927
- Staff-written brief history of Wilshire Branch Library
- Wilshire Branch Library: Summary 1936-1949
- Grand opening celebration for the Wilshire Branch, Aug. 8, 1996
- Faith Holmes Hyers, "Wilshire libraries serve as community centers and boosters of good citizenship" WILSHIRE PRESS, Mar. 27, 1947
- National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Los Angeles Public Library May 19, 1987
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