Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles

Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1923 based on a Spanish Colonial Revival design by architect C.E. Noerenberg.

Jefferson Branch
Jefferson Branch, 2008
Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles
Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles is located in California
Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles
Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles is located in the United States
Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles
Location2211 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°1′20″N 118°18′59″W
Built1923
ArchitectNoerenberg, C.E.
Architectural styleMission-Spanish Colonial Revival
MPSLos Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP reference No.87001012[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987

In 1987, the Jefferson 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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.