Felipe De Neve Branch

Infobox_nrhp | name =De Neve, Felipe, Branch
nrhp_type =


caption = Felipe De Neve Branch, May 2008
location= 2820 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, California
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 3
lat_seconds = 46
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 14
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1929
architect= Whittlesey,Austin
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
added = May 19, 1987
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
refnum=87001008cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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. [cite news|title=Library To Be Dedicated: Ceremones at Branch in Lafayette Park Will Take Place on Felipe De Neve Day|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1929-09-01]

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.The [http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000066.pdf 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.] 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.

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
*Los Angeles Public Library

References

External links

* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/11/521257.pdf History of the Felipe de Neve Branch Library 1929-1988]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/11/521258.pdf July 1929 Newspaper article on naming of Felipe De Neve Branch]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/11/521261.pdf August 1929 Newspaper article on dedication ceremonies for Felipe De Neve Branch]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/11/521249.pdf Flyer explaining the symbolism of the Hollow Wall Diptych at the Felipe de Neve Branch Library]