Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles
Jefferson Branch | |
Jefferson Branch, 2008 | |
| Location | 2211 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°1′20″N 118°18′59″W / 34.02222°N 118.31639°W |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Noerenberg, C.E. |
| Architectural style | Mission-Spanish Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Los Angeles Branch Library System |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987 |
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. It was renamed to honor Vassie D. Wright in 1985.
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]
See also
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External links
- Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library - Los Angeles Public Library
- Jefferson Branch Library history, 1936
- Highlights of the Jefferson Branch Library history 1912-1985, 1985
- Dedication ceremonies, Jefferson Branch Library-Vassie D. Wright Memorial, Jun. 6, 1985
- Newspaper article, "Library named for Vassie D. Wright: Black historian," Feb. 28, 1985