Wilshire Branch Library

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.

Wilshire Branch
Wilshire Branch, 2008
Wilshire Branch Library is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Wilshire Branch Library
Wilshire Branch Library is located in California
Wilshire Branch Library
Wilshire Branch Library is located in the United States
Wilshire Branch Library
Location149 N. Saint Andrews Pl., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°4′28″N 118°18′39″W
Built1926
ArchitectRuoff, Allen
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
MPSLos Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP reference No.87001024[1]
LAHCM No.415
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987
Designated LAHCM1989-02-01[2]

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Home | Los Angeles City Planning". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.
  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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