The Reading Room in the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library which opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library at Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue. This building opened in 1889 and was in service until 1959.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Camden Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was housed in the John D. Webber Memorial Fieldhouse in Webber Park from 1910�1954. It was renamed Webber Park Library in 1954 and razed for a new library building in 1979.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The main lobby of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hanging from the ceiling is a sculpture titled "Wind and Water Chime" by Donald Celender. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The children's area of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The main entrance of the East Lake Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 2727 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This facility housed the library branch from 1976 to 2005.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for the Rochester Public Library. The architectural drawing shows details of the building. Architect Peter Bross was an associate on this project, dealing primarily with mechanical engineering aspects. The building is now owned by the Mayo Clinic and functions as a student center for the Mayo Medical School.
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for the Rochester Public Library. The architectural drawing shows details of the building. Architect Peter Bross was an associate on this project, dealing primarily with mechanical engineering aspects. The building is now owned by the Mayo Clinic and functions as a student center for the Mayo Medical School.
Harold H. Crawford designed this building for the Rochester Public Library. The architectural drawing shows elevations of the building. Architect Peter Bross was an associate on this project, dealing primarily with mechanical engineering aspects. The building is now owned by the Mayo clinic and functions as a student center for the Mayo Medical School.
The Webber Park branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was formerly known (from 1910 to 1954) as the Camden Park branch. Renamed in 1954, it was housed in the Webber Park fieldhouse at 4380 Webber Parkway, until the building was razed in 1979.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The second location of the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1981 at 2880 Hennepin Avenue, in a building that was mostly underground. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library