Capitol Hill Branch Library | |
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General information | |
Type | Library |
Location | Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, US |
Address | 425 Harvard Avenue E. |
Coordinates | 47°37′23″N 122°19′21″W / 47.6230°N 122.3225°W |
Construction started | November 2001 |
Opened | May 31, 2003 |
Cost | $5.7 million[1] |
Owner | Seattle Public Library |
Technical details | |
Size | 40,000 books[1] |
Floor area | 11,615 square feet (1,079.1 m2)[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Johnston Architects and Cutler Architects[1] |
Website | |
Seattle Public Library |
The Capitol Hill Branch is a branch of the Seattle Public Library in the Capitol Hill, Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. The original library, located at Harvard Avenue and Republican Street, opened in 1954 and was named the Susan J. Henry Branch at the request of its benefactor. The Henry Branch was demolished in 2001 and the modern Capitol Hill Branch was opened at the same location in 2003.