John Muir Branch Library | |
Location | 1005 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, California |
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Coordinates | 33°58′53″N 118°17′24″W / 33.98139°N 118.29000°W |
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 [1] |
LAHCM No. | 305 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987 |
Designated LAHCM | June 27, 1986 [2] |
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. [3]
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. [4] 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.