John C. Fremont Branch
- Style
- Mediterranean Vernacular
- City
- Los Angeles, CA
The John C. Fremont Branch Library is a Los Angeles Public Library branch adjacent to Hancock Park, built in 1927 to a Mediterranean Revival design by architect Merl L. Barker. Construction began December 26, 1926, and the library opened to the public on June 1, 1927.
the building
The 1990 seismic closure. The library closed in 1990 because its unreinforced masonry didn't meet seismic safety codes, operating out of a temporary location for six years. It reopened in its original building on March 26, 1996, retrofitted with air conditioning, a meeting room, a small parking lot, computer wiring, and disabled access.
the style
Mediterranean Vernacular (antiquity–present): Whitewashed cube-shaped houses with thick walls, shuttered windows, flat or low tile roofs, and courtyards.
More on Mediterranean Vernacularsignificance
The Fremont Branch is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as part of a thematic group nomination covering multiple Los Angeles branch libraries.
nearby
- Ravenswood Apartments
- Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
- Hollywood Studio Club
- Crossroads of the World
- Guaranty Building
- Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building