John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles

John Muir Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a design by architect Henry F. Withey.

John Muir Branch Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 305
Location	1005 W. 64th St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33°58′53″N 118°17′24″W
Built	1920
Architect	Withey, Henry F.
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Spanish Revival
MPS	Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP reference No.	87001017[1]
LAHCM No.	305
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1987
Designated LAHCM	June 27, 1986[2]

In 1987, the Muir 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.

Following damage to the building in a series of earthquakes, the library temporarily relocated to a mini-mall in 1987. The historic library was reopened in 1997.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
• List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Public Library

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
3. 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.

References

• "South-Central; Historic Library Branch to Open After Renovation," Los Angeles Times, November 6, 1997.
• "After the Riots: REBUILDING Grant Awarded to Library Branches," Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1992.
• "Lee Side O'L.A.," Lee Shippey, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 1930.
• "Library Branch Site Bought and Plans Ordered," Los Angeles Times, May 2, 1929.