| San Francisco Main Library | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:SFPL_Main_Library_Full_Exterior.jpg) The library's exterior in 2008 | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Location_map_San_Francisco_Central.png)  San Francisco Main Library Location within San Francisco | |
| General information | |
| Type | Public Library |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts Revival[1][2] |
| Location | 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, California 94102 |
| Coordinates | 37°46′45″N 122°25′05″W / 37.7790861°N 122.4179848°W |
| Construction started | 1993 |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Opening | April 18, 1996 |
| Cost | $109.5 million |
| Owner | San Francisco Public Library |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Floor area | 376,000 sq ft (34,900 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris[2] |
| Developer | San Francisco Public Library |
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The Main Library is the primary library of the San Francisco Public Library, located in San Francisco's Civic Center.
- ^ "Architecture of the Main Library". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Warm interior caught in a cold facade". San Francisco Examiner. April 15, 1996. Retrieved October 13, 2018.