John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles Explained

John Muir Branch Library
Location:1005 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:33.9814°N -118.29°W
Built:1920
Architect:Withey, Henry F.
Architecture:Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Spanish Revival
Added:May 19, 1987
Mpsub:Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
Refnum:87001017
Designated Other1:LAHCM
Designated Other1 Date:June 27, 1986[1]
Designated Other1 Number:305

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.[2]

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.

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of City Planning . Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments . City of Los Angeles . 2010-06-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609160708/http://www.preservation.lacity.org/monuments . 2010-06-09 .
  2. Web site: Report - HPLA. 2021-07-23. historicplacesla.org.
  3. The Multiple Property Submission nomination explains 22 branch libraries but one, the University Branch, appears not to have been listed.