John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles

      Muir, John, Branch
      John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles is located in California
      Location: 1005 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, California
      Coordinates: 33°58′53″N 118°17′24″W / 33.98139°N 118.29000°W / 33.98139; -118.29000Coordinates: 33°58′53″N 118°17′24″W / 33.98139°N 118.29000°W / 33.98139; -118.29000
      Built: 1920
      Architect: Withey,Henry F.
      Architectural style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Spanish Revival
      Governing body: Local
      MPS: Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
      NRHP Reference#: 87001017[1]
      LAHCM #: 305
      Significant dates
      Added to NRHP: May 19, 1987
      Designated LAHCM: June 27, 1986[2]

      John Muir Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1920 based on a design by architect Henry F. Withey.

      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.[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.

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      Notes

      1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. 
      2. ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
      3. ^ 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.
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      References

      • "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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