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.