John Muir Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a design by architect Henry F. Withey.[3]

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.[4] 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.

Following damage to the building in a series of earthquakes, the library temporarily relocated to a mini-mall in 1987. The historic library was reopened in 1997.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ "Report - HPLA". historicplacesla.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ 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.

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.