Los Angeles Central Library Building and Grounds
- Architect
- Bertram Goodhue
- Year
- 1926
- Style
- International Style
- City
- Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Central Library at 630 West 5th Street opened in 1926, designed by Bertram Goodhue as downtown's main library building; the Tom Bradley wing was added in 1993. Now named the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, it holds the third-largest public library collection in the United States by volume.
the building
Goodhue Building and Bradley wing. The complex pairs Goodhue's original 1926 building with the Tom Bradley addition, built in 1993, expanding the library's capacity while keeping the historic building as its street-facing landmark.
the style
The Goodhue Building is documented as an example of the International Style, the style attributed to it in its landmark designation.
More on International Stylethe architect
Bertram Goodhue was the architect of record for the 1926 library building, one of downtown Los Angeles's defining civic landmarks.
significance
The library building is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #46, designated March 1, 1967, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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