Allen Memorial Medical Library is located along Euclid Avenue on the campus of

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. Completed in 1926, the building was named in honor of Dr. Dudley P. Allen. Designed by the Cleveland firm of

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in a

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style, it was constructed with

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on a pink Georgia marble base. It was listed in the

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on 1982-11-30 and is a Cleveland Landmark. Along with serving as a library, the building's 450 seat auditorium serves as classroom for students of Case Western Reserve University. In addition to housing a portion of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library (CHSL), it is also home of the Dittrick Museum of Medical History.Cleveland Health Sciences Library
''Encyclopedia of Cleveland History''. 1997-06-14. Accessed 2007-07-24. The building is managed by the Cleveland Medical Library Association (CMLA) in a partnership with Case Western Reserve University.

Historic uses

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