Bellevue / William O. Lockridge Library
| Bellevue / William O. Lockridge Library | |
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| Location | 115 Atlantic St. S.W.,Washington, D.C., United States |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 14 October 1959  |
| Branch of | District of Columbia Public Library |
| Other information | |
| Website | [1] |
Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It was originally opened to the public in 1959. [1]
History
The Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Neighborhood Library was built in 1959 as the Washington Highlands Branch Library, funded under a public works program for the District of Columbia. The building was renamed by the DC Council after it was rebuilt on the original site in 2012.[2]
The new Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Neighborhood Library was described in Architectural Record as "more like a Brutalist treehouse than the glimmering pavilion that is the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library"[3] The library is set on a steep, hilly site, named both for a community activist and the Bellevue neighborhood.
See also
- District of Columbia Public Library
- Washington Highlands, Washington, D.C.
- Bellevue (Washington, D.C.)
References
- ^ "William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library History". DC Public Library. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ DeBonis, Mike (4 Jan 2012). "Local Lockridge library renaming is made final over last-ditch objection". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Stephens, Suzanne (16 Oct 2012). "William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library". Architectural Digest: 136. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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