Venice Branch

Venice Branch
Former Venice Branch, May 2008
Venice Branch is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Venice Branch
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Venice Branch is located in California
Venice Branch
Location within California
Venice Branch is located in the United States
Venice Branch
Location within the United States
Location610 California Ave., Venice, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates33°59′28″N 118°28′29″W / 33.99111°N 118.47472°W / 33.99111; -118.47472
Built1930
ArchitectWitmer, David L.; Crosel, Joe
Architectural styleMission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival
MPSLos Angeles Branch Library System
NRHP reference No.87001020 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987

Venice Branch is a former branch of the Los Angeles Public Library located in the Venice district of Los Angeles, California. The branch library was dedicated on April 7, 1930[2] and served as the Venice branch library until the 1995 opening of the Venice-Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was re-purposed as the Vera Davis McClendon Youth and Family Center. The center was closed for renovations in 2019 and as of August 2026 has yet to be reopened [3].

The Venice Branch was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission in June 1984. In 1987, the Venice 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.[4] The application noted that Venice Branch is in the Spanish Colonial Revival style made of masonry construction. The front entry has oak double doors with diamond-shaped panes. Small wrought-iron lamps flank the entrance.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "LA Public Library Press Release - Exclusive to the West Los Angeles Independent" (PDF). Los Angeles Public Library.
  3. ↑ "Vera Davis Center Still in Design as City Seeks Public Input and More Funding Six Years After Closure". Westside Current.
  4. 1 2 Los Angeles Branch Library System TR
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