Angeles Mesa Branch Library, Los Angeles
Angeles Mesa Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library in the Angeles Mesa neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was built in the late 1920s based on a Spanish Colonial Revival style design by architect Royal Dana. The building was dedicated and opened to the public on October 9, 1928, and cost about $35,000 to build and furnish.
Angeles Mesa Branch | |
Angeles Mesa Branch, 2008 | |
Location | 2700 W. 52nd St., Los Angeles, California |
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Coordinates | 33°59′41″N 118°19′20″W |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Royal Dana |
Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other |
MPS | Los Angeles Branch Library System TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87001005 |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987[1] |
In 1987, the Angeles Mesa 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.[2] 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.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Public Library
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- 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.
External links
- Brief history of the Angeles Mesa Branch Library
- Typewritten history of Angeles Mesa Branch Library from 1936 to 1949, written by staff
- Information concerning the construction of Angeles Mesa Branch Library--facts and figures
- Program for the re-dedication of the renovated Angeles Mesa Branch Library, with its history in English and Spanish
- Newspaper article, "Local library starts with deposit of 150 books", Angeles Mesa News, June 25, 1937
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