Felipe de Neve Branch Library

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Felipe de Neve Branch
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Felipe de Neve Branch, May 2008
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Location2820 W. 6th St.,
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°3′46″N118°16′14″W / 34.06278°N 118.27056°W / 34.06278; -118.27056
Built1929
ArchitectAustin Whittlesey
Architectural style Mediterranean Revival-Classical Revival; Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP reference No. 87001008 [1]
LAHCM No.452
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987
Designated LAHCM1989-10-17 [2]

Felipe de Neve Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in Lafayette Park in Westlake, Los Angeles.

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History

The branch is named after Felipe de Neve, founder of Los Angeles and 4th Governor of the Californias. Felipe de Neve (Gobernador de las Californias).png
The branch is named after Felipe de Neve, founder of Los Angeles and 4th Governor of the Californias.

It was built in 1929 based on a Mediterranean Revival-Classical Revival design by architect Austin Whittlesey. The branch was named after Felipe de Neve, the Spanish governor of California who oversaw the founding of Los Angeles. The branch was opened on Felipe de Neve Day in 1929, celebrating the 148th anniversary of the founding of Los Angeles. [3]

The Felipe de Neve Branch was designated a Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission in January 1984. In 1987, the De Neve 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. With respect to the De Neve Branch, the application described the building as a one-story Mediterranean style brick building with a red tile roof. The street elevation is elaborately decorated with symmetrically arranged groupings of windows and black and white tile decorations in the shape of diamonds and crosses. The seal of the city made of mosaic tile is above the front doors. A horseshoe-shaped cast stone border of a floral design surrounds the top of the seal and doors. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments | Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. "Library To Be Dedicated: Ceremones at Branch in Lafayette Park Will Take Place on Felipe De Neve Day". Los Angeles Times. 1929-09-01.
  4. 1 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.

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