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| De Neve, Felipe, Branch |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
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Felipe De Neve Branch, May 2008
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| Location: |
2820 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates: |
34°3′46″N 118°16′14″W / 34.06278, -118.27056Coordinates: 34°3′46″N 118°16′14″W / 34.06278, -118.27056 |
| Built/Founded: |
1929 |
| Architect: |
Whittlesey,Austin |
| Architectural style(s): |
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other |
| Added to NRHP: |
May 19, 1987 |
| NRHP Reference#: |
87001008
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| MPS: |
Los Angeles Branch Library System TR |
| Governing body: |
Local |
Felipe De Neve Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1929 based on a design by architect Austin Whittlesdy. 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.[2]
The Felipe De Neve Branch was designated as 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.[3] 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 horsehoe shaped cast stone border of a floral design surrounds the top of the seal and doors.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ "Library To Be Dedicated: Ceremones at Branch in Lafayette Park Will Take Place on Felipe De Neve Day", Los Angeles Times, 1929-09-01.
- ^ a b 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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