- Wilshire Branch
Infobox_nrhp | name =Wilshire Branch
nrhp_type =
caption = Wilshire Branch, 2008
location= 149 N. Saint Andrews Pl.,Los Angeles, California
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 4
lat_seconds = 28
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 39
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1926
architect= Ruoff,Allen
architecture= Other
added =May 19 ,1987
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
refnum=87001024cite 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]Wilshire Branch is a branch library of the
Los Angeles Public Library located in the Mid-City section ofLos Angeles, California . It was built in 1926 based on a design by architect Allen Ruoff.In 1987, the Wilshire 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.ee also
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List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
*Los Angeles Public Library References
External links
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/522128.pdf History of the Wilshire Branch Library, ca. 1930s]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/522122.pdf Architectural analysis of Wilshire Branch Library, designed by architect Allen Kelly Ruoff and completed in 1927]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/522119.pdf Staff-written brief history of Wilshire Branch Library]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/522123.pdf Wilshire Branch Library: Summary 1936-1949]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/522121.pdf Grand opening celebration for the Wilshire Branch, Aug. 8, 1996]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/522125.pdf Faith Holmes Hyers, "Wilshire libraries serve as community centers and boosters of good citizenship" WILSHIRE PRESS, Mar. 27, 1947]
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