Los Angeles Central Library
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Richard J. Riordan Central Library, also known as the Los Angeles Central Library, is the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL), in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named after Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan.
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Richard J. Riordan Central Library (listed as Los Angeles Central Library) | |
Location | 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, California |
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Coordinates | 34°03′01″N 118°15′18″W |
Area | less than 1-acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1925 (1925) |
Architect | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue |
Architectural style | Art Deco, Mexican Late Baroque |
NRHP reference No. | 70000136[1] |
LAHCM No. | 46 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970 |
Designated LAHCM | March 1, 1967[2] |
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It consists of two buildings: the Goodhue Building and the Tom Bradley addition, from 1925 and 1993, respectively.[3] The former was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 18, 1970.[4]