Richard J. Riordan Central Library (listed as Los Angeles Central Library)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 46
South entrance at Hope Street
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Location
630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, California
Coordinates
34°03′01″N118°15′18″W / 34.05028°N 118.25500°W / 34.05028; -118.25500 (Los Angeles Central Library)
Area
less than 1-acre (0.40 ha)
Built
1925 (1925)
Architect
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Architectural style
Art Deco, Mexican Late Baroque
NRHP reference No.
70000136[1]
LAHCM No.
46
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
December 18, 1970
Designated LAHCM
March 1, 1967[2]
Richard J. Riordan Central Library, also known as the Los Angeles Central Library, is the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL), in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named after Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan.
It consists of two buildings: the Goodhue Building and the Tom Bradley addition, from 1925 and 1993, respectively.[3] The former was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 18, 1970.[4]
Cornerstone of the original building, laid in 1925Los Angeles Central Library at Flower Street
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^"History of the Cultural Heritage Commission". Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
^"ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY". Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^"Los Angeles Central Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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