Wilshire Branch
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| Wilshire Branch | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | 149 N. Saint Andrews Pl., Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1926 |
| Architect: | Ruoff,Allen |
| Architectural style(s): | Other |
| Added to NRHP: | May 19, 1987 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87001024 |
| MPS: | Los Angeles Branch Library System TR |
| Governing body: | Local |
Wilshire Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1926 based on a 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.[2] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ 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.
[edit] External links
- 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
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