Louisville Main Library Explained

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Louisville Free Public Library
Location:301 W. York St., Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates:38.2444°N -85.7578°W
Architect:Pilcher and Tachau
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:March 27, 1980
Refnum:80001608

The Louisville Main Library is the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library, which is a public library system serving the city of Louisville, Kentucky.

Description and history

The Louisville Main Library is sited at Fourth and York streets, south of Broadway, adjacent to downtown Louisville. In 1969, a $4 million north building was added to the classicizing Carnegie structure. This provided an additional 110000square feet of floor space, compared to the in the original building.

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