American Libraries Photos |
Photos of American library buildings. See main library page for other major libraries of architectural merit. |
| | | |
| See also: Library |
| Click photo to enlarge. |
 |  |  |  |
| Tiled pyramid atop Los Angeles Public Library (1922-6) (5th at Flower Streets). Los Angeles, CA. Architect: Bertram G. Goodhue & Carleton M. Winslow. On National Register. | Los Angeles Public Library. Los Angeles, CA | Art Deco reliefs of Los Angeles Public Library featuring philosophy & poetry. Los Angeles, CA | Iron fence with literary themes of Los Angeles Public Library. Los Angeles, CA |
 |  |  |  |
| Henry E. Huntington Library with classical sculptures. San Marino, CA | Seahorse fountain at Henry E. Huntington Library. San Marino, CA | Side facade of new San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco, CA | New San Francisco Public Library (1996) on Civic Center Plaza. San Francisco, CA. Architect: James Ingo Freed & Cathy Simon. |
 |  |  |  |
| Asian Art Museum in the former San Francisco Public Library building (1916). San Francisco, CA Architect: George Kelham. | Doe Memorial Library (1917) at UC Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. Style: Classical revival. Architect: John Galen Howard. On National Register. | Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library (2002-3) at UC Berkeley. Berkeley, CA Architect: Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. | Jean Gray Hargrove Music Library at UC Berkeley. Berkeley, CA |
 |  |  |  |
| Stanley Mosk Library & Court building (1913-28) (914 Capital Mall) with inscription "To the Highlands of the Mind Let Me Go". Sacramento, CA. Architect: Weeks & Day. On National Register. | California State Library & Courts II building (1994) (900 N St.). Sacramento, CA | Entrance Tower of California State Library & Courts II. Sacramento, CA | J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library at Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA |
 |  |  |  |
| Green Library at Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA | Green Library & Hoover Tower at Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA | Old City Library (1904-5). San Luis Obispo, CA | Old City Library gable detail. San Luis Obispo, CA |
 |  |  |  |
| First Protestant Church (1876) now Mayo Hayes O'Donell Library. Monterey, CA | Tiled fountain with gulls at public library at Civic Center. Oceanside, CA. Architect: Charles Moore. | Pool before public library at Civic Center. Oceanside, CA | Interior of public library at Civic Center. Oceanside, CA |
 |  |  |  |
| Public library (1903) at Gurley & Marina Sts. Prescott, AZ. Architect: Maxwell & Sines. On National Register. | Phoenix Carnegie Library (1908) (1101 W. Washington St.). Phoenix, AZ. Architect: W.R. Norton & W.H. Reeves. On National Register. | Hayden Library (1967) at Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. Architect: Weaver & Drover. | Civic Center Library (1995). Scottsdale, AZ. Style: Post modern. Architect: Anderson DeBartolo Pan. |
 |  |  |  |
| Civic Center Library entrance with floating quill & native symbol. Scottsdale, AZ | Civic Center Library with sculpture Allurement of a Journey (1980) by Kenji Umeda. Scottsdale, AZ | Joel D. Valdez Library of Tucson Pima Public Library (1989). Tucson, AZ | New & old public libraries with Bank of America Center, Lanier Public Works, One Shell Plaza & Wells Fargo Plaza. Houston, TX |
 |  |  |  |
| Julia Ideson Public Library (1926). Houston, TX Style: Spanish Renaissance. Architect: Ralph Adams Cram. On National Register. | Library mural of first book drive by Ruth Pershing Uhler in stairwell of Public Library. Houston, TX | New Public Library with Geometric Mouse X sculpture (1968) by Claus Oldenburg. Houston, TX | Jesse H. Jones Public Library (1976) (400 McKinney). Houston, TX. Architect: S.I. Morris. |
 |  |  |  |
| Rosenberg Library (1904) on Sealy Ave. Galveston, TX. Style: Renaissance revival. Architect: Eames & Young. | Maine State Library & Museum. Augusta, ME | New Hampshire State Library. Concord, NH | Concord Public Library. Concord, NH. Style: Art Moderne. |
 |  |  |  |
| Library in Rhode Island State House. Providence, RI | Spiral staircase of Library in Rhode Island State House. Providence, RI | Spiral staircase of Library in Rhode Island State House. Providence, RI | Brown University's Robinson Hall (64 Waterman St.) (1878) was the New Library when opened. Providence, RI |
 |  |  |  |
| John Carter Brown Library (1901). Providence, RI Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. | John Hay Library (1910). Providence, RI. Style: English Renaissance. Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. | John Hay Library facade. Providence, RI | Cultural Education Center houses NY State Museum, Library & Archives. Albany, NY. Architect: Wallace K. Harrison. |
 |  |  |  |
| Newberry Library (1893) (60 West Walton St.) on Washington Square Park. Chicago, IL. Style: Spanish Romanesque. Architect: Henry Ives Cobb. | Regenstein Library of University of Chicago (1970) (5 floors) (1100 East 57th St.). Chicago, IL. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Regenstein Library. Chicago, IL | Des Moines Public Library before 801 Grand Avenue. Des Moines, IA |
 |  |  |  |
| Copper-colored windows of Des Moines Public Library. Des Moines, IA | Memorial Library at University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI | Facade detail of Memorial Library at University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI | Main Library Building (1925) (325 Superior Avenue) 5 floors. Cleveland, OH Architect: Walker & Weeks. |
 |  |  |  |
| Louis Stokes Wing of Public Library (1997) (East 6th St.) 10 floors. OH | Whimsical statuette of reader in garden of Louis Stoke wing of Public Library. Cleveland, OH | Whimsical statuette of patron with dollar sign at Public Library. Cleveland, OH | Carnegie Library. Sandusky, OH Architect: Albert D'Oench. On National Register. |
 |  |  |  |
| Public Library (1983) (Vine & 8th Sts.) & Kroger Building by Wyatt C. Hedrick (1960) 1014 Vine St.). Cincinnati, OH | Michigan Historical Center (1989) state museum & library. Lansing, MI | The Rotunda of University of Virginia was modelled after the Pantheon in Rome & was originally the university library. Charlottesville, VA | Orange County Public Library. Orlando, FL |
 |  |  |  |
| Museum Tower (1986) (29 floors) (150 West Flagler St.) over Miami-Dade Public Library. Miami, FL | Miami-Dade Public Library. Miami, FL | Harrisburg Public Library (1914). Harrisburg, PA. Style: Georgian Revival. | Federal-revival style Library on East Market St. York, PA |
 |  | ||
| Andrew Carnegie Library (1905) in Creole style. Roseau, Dominica | Library named for Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893) who fought against slavery. Fort de France, Martinique |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |