Van Nuys Branch

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Van Nuys Branch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Van Nuys Branch, 2008
Van Nuys Branch, 2008
Location: 14553 Sylvan, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates: 34°11′5″N 118°26′59″W / 34.18472, -118.44972Coordinates: 34°11′5″N 118°26′59″W / 34.18472, -118.44972
Built/Founded: 1926
Architect: Allison & Allison
Architectural style(s): Mission/Spanish Revival
Added to NRHP: May 19, 1987
NRHP Reference#: 87001019

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MPS: Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
Governing body: Local

Van Nuys Branch is a former branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1926 based on a design by architects Allen & Allen. The old branch was closed and replaced with a new branch in the Van Nuys civic center on the othter side of Van Nuys Boulevard.

In 1987, the Van Nuys 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.

New Van Nuys Branch opened in 1964.
New Van Nuys Branch opened in 1964.

The new Van Nuys branch library in the Van Nuys civic center opened in 1964. The original one-story masonry building, at 14553 Sylvan St., has been unused and surrounded by chain-link fencing since 2005. The city announced plans in August 2007 to auction off the historic building.[3]

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
  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.
  3. ^ "Original 1926 Van Nuys library for sale", Daily News (Los Angeles). 

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