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1930 in CaliforniaGothic Revival architecture in CaliforniaLibraries in Los AngelesLibraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Los AngelesLibrary buildings completed in 1930
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural MonumentsWilshire, Los Angeles
Memorial Branch Library, Los Angeles
Memorial Branch Library, Los Angeles

Memorial Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a Gothic Revival design by architect John C. Austin, also noted as the lead architect of the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood Masonic Temple. The library includes a large heraldic work of stained glass created by the artists at Judson Studios. 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. The application noted that the branch libraries had been constructed in a variety of period revival styles to house the initial branch library system of the City of Los Angeles. 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.

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Memorial Branch
South Mullen Avenue, Los Angeles Mid-Wilshire

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