- Angeles Mesa Branch Library, Los Angeles
Infobox_nrhp | name =Angeles Mesa Branch
nrhp_type =
caption = Angeles Mesa Branch, 2008
location= 2700 W. 52nd St.,Los Angeles, California
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 59
lat_seconds = 41
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 19
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1929
architect= Dana,Royal
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival, Other
added =May 19 ,1987
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
refnum=87001005cite 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]Angeles Mesa Branch Library is a branch library of the
Los Angeles Public Library in the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was built in 1929 based on a design by architect Royal Dana.In 1987, the Angeles Mesa 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/13/521979.pdf Brief history of the Angeles Mesa Branch Library]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/521977.pdf Typewritten history of Angeles Mesa Branch Library from 1936 to 1949, written by staff]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/521978.pdf Information concerning the construction of Angeles Mesa Branch Library--facts and figures]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/521989.pdf Program for the re-dedication of the renovated Angeles Mesa Branch Library, with its history in English and Spanish]
* [http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/13/521980.pdf Newspaper article, "Local library starts with deposit of 150 books", Angeles Mesa News, June 25, 1937]
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