Wilmington Branch

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Wilmington Branch
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Location309 W. Opp St., Wilmington, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°3′13″N118°16′6″W / 34.05361°N 118.26833°W / 34.05361; -118.26833 Coordinates: 34°3′13″N118°16′6″W / 34.05361°N 118.26833°W / 34.05361; -118.26833
Built1927
Architect Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury; McAllister, W.E.
Architectural styleMission-Spanish Colonial Revival
MPS Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP reference No. 87001023 [1]
LAHCM No.308
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987
Designated LAHCMJune 27, 1986

Wilmington Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1927 based on a Spanish Colonial Revival design by architect W.E. McAllister.

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In 1987, the Wilmington 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.

A new building, on Avalon Boulevard and M Street, was constructed in 1988 and is the current home of the Wilmington Branch Library.

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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