Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch | |
 Front of the library | |
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| Location | 604 S. 10th St., Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′59″N 85°46′3″W / 38.24972°N 85.76750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | McDonald & Dodd; Lortz & Frey Planing Mill Co. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000771[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1975 |
The Louisville Free Public Library's Western Branch or Western Library is a public library in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a Carnegie library and is the first public library built for African Americans staffed entirely by African Americans.[2][note 1] Previously known as Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch, and registered as a historic site in that name, it is a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Western Library". Louisville Free Public Library. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Douglas L. Stern (April 11, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch / Louisville Free Public Library, Western Branch". National Park Service. Retrieved June 29, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1975
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