Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library Explained

Branch Of:District of Columbia Public Library
Country:United States
Established:1962; reopened 2010
Library Name:Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library
Location:3935 Benning Road NE, Washington, D.C. 20019
Type:Public library
Website:http://dclibrary.org/benning

The Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library system, located in Benning, a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.

History

The site at 3935 Benning Road NE was previously home to a library designed by Clark T. Harmon as part of a D.C. Public Works Program initiative, a one-story brick-and-concrete building that opened in 1962. The library had played an important role in the surrounding community since its inception.[1]

In 2004, the original library was closed to make way for a new structure on the same site, as part of a citywide push to revamp D.C.'s public libraries. An interim library served the Benning community while construction was underway.[2] [3] [4] [5]

The new Benning / Dorothy I. Height branch of the DCPL opened on April 5, 2010.[6] [7]

It was named in honor of Dorothy Height, an influential civil rights and women's rights activist.

The new library was designed by the architecture firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas. Construction of the two-story, 22,000-square-foot building cost $12 million.[8] [9]

The library features public art from artists based in D.C.'s Ward 7.[10]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Benning Library History. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100612223637/http://dclibrary.org/node/720 . 2010-06-12 . 2021-01-18. District of Columbia Public Library. en.
  2. Web site: Reed. Dan. 2019-03-19. New Public Libraries Are Some of the Best Buildings in DC. 2021-01-18. Washingtonian. en-US.
  3. Web site: Acosta. Marcel C.. 2008-03-27. BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY LIBRARY REPLACEMENT. National Capital Planning Commission.
  4. Web site: Austermuhle. Martin. 2012-06-29. The New Cathedral: D.C.'s Rebuilt Public Libraries Draw Praise for Design and Purpose. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128003001/https://dcist.com/story/12/06/29/new-libraries/. 2021-01-28. 2021-01-18. DCist. en.
  5. News: Kennicott. Philip. 2010-04-05. Benning library is well worth checking out; High-tech advances aside, designers didn't throw out the book in planning facility. The Washington Post.
  6. Web site: Benning (Dorothy I. Height) Library. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20091024100718/http://dclibrary.org:80/benning . 2009-10-24 . 2021-01-18. District of Columbia Public Library. en.
  7. Web site: Highsmith. Carol M.. September 2011. Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130232947/https://www.loc.gov/item/2012630243/ . 2021-01-30 . 2021-01-18. Library of Congress.
  8. Web site: Renwick. Dustin. 2017-03-30. 6 beautiful libraries in D.C. by famous architects. 2021-01-18. Curbed DC. en.
  9. Web site: 2010-04-04. Progress and Promise Mark New Benning Library Opening. 2021-01-18. District of Columbia Public Library. en.
  10. Web site: Benning Neighborhood Library FAQs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430140343/http://dclibrary.org:80/node/5792 . 2010-04-30 . 2021-01-18. District of Columbia Public Library. en.

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