Newport News Public Library

Newport News Public Library
Newport News Public Library is located in Virginia
Newport News Public Library
Newport News Public Library
Location in Virginia
Newport News Public Library is located in the United States
Newport News Public Library
Newport News Public Library
Location in United States
Location2907 West Ave., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates36°58′55″N 76°26′4″W / 36.98194°N 76.43444°W / 36.98194; -76.43444
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
ArchitectCharles Morrison Robinson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.05000894[1]
VLR No.121-0080
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 17, 2005
Designated VLRJune 1, 2005[2]

The first Newport News Public Library, renamed West Avenue Library, now NNPLS Technical Services, in the Newport News Public Library System, was opened on October 14, 1929 at the corner of West Avenue and 30th Street in the City of Newport News, Virginia. This building was the first to be built in Newport News for the express purpose of being a library. In 2005, the West Avenue Library was placed onto the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places under its original name of Newport News Public Library.[1] The building now known as West Avenue Library; however it is no longer a functioning library.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Home - Main Page - Digital Library at Newport News Public Library System". nnpls.libguides.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29.