park branch library - sfpl
the park branch library (a branch within san francisco public library, or SFPL) will be my local public library in SF and i'm pretty excited about it. it opened on october 29th, 1909, and is the oldest existing SFPL building. the photo was taken circa 1916. i look forward to exploring the 26 SFPL branch libraries.
posted by david silver @ 1:15 PM
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4 Comments:
it's beautiful, huh?
it is, sarah.
i have a feeling that it's even nicer, and cozier, inside.
was it a carnegie library initially? it does indeed look pretty special.
kq, no. according to the library's history page: "Although built at the time that Andrew Carnegie was funding the construction of other city libraries, Park Branch is not a Carnegie building; rather, it was built with City funds, $7,000 for the land and $27,000 for the building."
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