Riverview Branch Library

Riverview Branch Library
Riverview Branch Library viewed from the south
Location 1 East George Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°55′47.7″N 93°5′5″W / 44.929917°N 93.08472°W / 44.929917; -93.08472Coordinates: 44°55′47.7″N 93°5′5″W / 44.929917°N 93.08472°W / 44.929917; -93.08472
Area Less than one acre
Built 1916
Built by Cameron and Company
Architect Charles Hausler
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
MPS Carnegie Libraries of St. Paul TR
NRHP reference # 84001672[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 1984

Riverview Branch Library is a branch of the Saint Paul Public Library serving the West Side neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is a Carnegie library built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and education.[2] It was nominated for being one of only three Carnegie libraries built in Saint Paul, one of the first projects of Saint Paul city architect Charles A. Hausler, one of the last American libraries built with Carnegie Foundation funding, and for being an important neighborhood landmark in Beaux-Arts style.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "St. Paul Carnegie Libraries: Riverview Branch Library". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. ↑ Carstens, Greg; Mathew Michaud; Patricia Murphy (1981-11-12). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Carnegie Libraries of St Paul TR". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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