Main Library (San Francisco)

San Francisco Main Library
The library's exterior in 2008
San Francisco Main Library is located in San Francisco
San Francisco Main Library
San Francisco Main Library
Location within San Francisco
General information
TypePublic Library
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts Revival[1][2]
Location100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, California
94102
Coordinates37°46′45″N 122°25′05″W / 37.7790861°N 122.4179848°W / 37.7790861; -122.4179848
Construction started1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Completed1995; 29 years ago (1995)
OpeningApril 18, 1996
Cost$109.5 million
OwnerSan Francisco Public Library
Technical details
Floor count7
Floor area376,000 sq ft (34,900 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris[2]
DeveloperSan Francisco Public Library
Looking down in the atrium, 2009

The Main Library is the primary library of the San Francisco Public Library, located in San Francisco's Civic Center.

  1. ^ "Architecture of the Main Library". San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Warm interior caught in a cold facade". San Francisco Examiner. April 15, 1996. Retrieved October 13, 2018.