Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles

Jefferson Branch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Jefferson Branch, 2008
Location	2211 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°1′20″N 118°18′59″W / 34.02222°N 118.31639°WCoordinates: 34°1′20″N 118°18′59″W / 34.02222°N 118.31639°W
Built	1923
Architect	Noerenberg,C.E.
Architectural style	Mission-Spanish Colonial Revival
MPS	Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
NRHP Reference #	87001012[1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1987

Jefferson Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1923 based on a Spanish Colonial Revival design by architect C.E. Noerenberg.

In 1987, the Jefferson 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.

See also

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

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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.

External links

• Jefferson Branch Library history, 1936
• Highlights of the Jefferson Branch Library history 1912-1985, 1985
• Dedication ceremonies, Jefferson Branch Library-Vassie D. Wright Memorial, Jun. 6, 1985
• Newspaper article, "Library named for Vassie D. Wright: Black historian," Feb. 28, 1985