National Register of Historic Places

Memorial Branch

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
May 18, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001015

About this property

Memorial Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a Gothic Revival design by architects John C. Austin and Frederic M. Ashley, the duo also responsible for Griffith Observatory. The library includes a large heraldic work of stained glass created by the artists at Judson Studios. Located directly across from Los Angeles High School, the library was named to honor former LAHS students who had lost their lives in the First World War. Their names, including that of aviator Greayer Clover were worked into a large stained glass window. In 1987, the Memorial 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. In the movie, Bedtime Stories, starring Adam Sandler, this library serves as the children's elementary school. The Library underwent a major restoration in the mid-1990s, reopening in 1996. The library relocated to office space near John Burroughs Middle School in the interim.

Location

4645 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
34.05614, -118.38607

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Memorial Branch listed on the National Register?

Memorial Branch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Memorial Branch?

Memorial Branch is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Memorial Branch?

The period of significance for Memorial Branch is recorded as the industrial era.

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