Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library is a branch library of the

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located in the

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section of

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. It was built in 1927 based on a

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design by architect George L. Lindsay.

History

In 1987, the Stevenson Branch and several other branch libraries in Los Angeles were added to the

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as part of a thematic group submission.The Multiple Property Submission nomination explains 22 branch libraries but one, the University Branch, appears not to have been listed. 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.

Whittier Narrows Earthquake and Reconstruction

The Branch was temporarily closed in 1987 due to the

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, along with 6 other L.A. branch libraries. The structural damage reported totaled approximately $32,000. On July 28, 1988, while the building was closed for repairs, the branch was moved to a temporary location on 3500 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles. Through the relocation process, over ten thousand volumes of books were moved from the damaged library to the temporary location. Funding from the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department was used by Martinez-Hirsch Associates to design and lead the renovation and expansion of the damaged building. Although the library officials expected to be at the temporary location for many years, the library was re-opened on July 3, 1991.

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Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library
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"Honor library", East L.A. Gasette, Feb. 24, 1957
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History

Whittier Narrows Earthquake and Reconstruction

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