John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles

United States historic place

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John Muir Branch Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 305


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Location	1005 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33°58′53″N 118°17′24″W / 33.98139°N 118.29000°W / 33.98139; -118.29000
Built	1920
Architect	Withey, Henry F.
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Spanish Revival
MPS	Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP reference No.	87001017
LAHCM No.	305
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1987
Designated LAHCM	June 27, 1986

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.

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. 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.

Notes

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
"Report - HPLA". historicplacesla.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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.

References

"South-Central; Historic Library Branch to Open After Renovation," Los Angeles Times, November 6, 1997.
"After the Riots: REBUILDING Grant Awarded to Library Branches," Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1992.
"Lee Side O'L.A.," Lee Shippey, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 1930.
"Library Branch Site Bought and Plans Ordered," Los Angeles Times, May 2, 1929.

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