Allen Memorial Medical Library
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Allen Memorial Medical Library is located along Euclid Avenue on the campus of Case Western Reserve University
in Cleveland
, Ohio
. The library was designed in a classical revival
style by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks
and completed in 1926. In addition to housing a portion of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library, it is also home of the Dittrick Museum of Medical History
. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
on 1982-11-30, and is also a Cleveland Landmark.
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The library was designed in a classical revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks
Walker and Weeks
Walker and Weeks was an architecture firm based in Cleveland, Ohio founded by Frank Ray Walker and Harry F. Weeks .-Background:...
and completed in 1926. In addition to housing a portion of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library, it is also home of the Dittrick Museum of Medical History
Dittrick Museum of Medical History
The Dittrick Museum of Medical History is part of the Dittrick Medical History Center of the College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The Dittrick Medical History Center is dedicated to the study of the history of medicine through a collection of rare...
. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on 1982-11-30, and is also a Cleveland Landmark.