Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center
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Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center, formerly known as the Eagle Rock Branch Library, is a historic Mission Revival
and Spanish Colonial Revival style building in Eagle Rock, in north-central Los Angeles County, California
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, named the Eagle Rock Carnegie Library. It was rebuilt in 1927, and then became the Eagle Rock Branch Library in the Los Angeles Public Library
system. The library was closed in 1981 when a larger accessible facility opened.
on 6/18/1985. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
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Mission Revival Style architecture
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California....
and Spanish Colonial Revival style building in Eagle Rock, in north-central Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
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Library
The building was built in 1915 as a Carnegie libraryCarnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
, named the Eagle Rock Carnegie Library. It was rebuilt in 1927, and then became the Eagle Rock Branch Library in the Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
The Los Angeles Public Library system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California, United States. With over 6 million volumes, LAPL is one of the largest publicly funded library systems in the world. The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the...
system. The library was closed in 1981 when a larger accessible facility opened.
Landmark
The building was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural MonumentLos Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments are sites in Los Angeles, California, which have been designated by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission as worthy of preservation based on architectural, historic and cultural criteria.-History:...
on 6/18/1985. It was listed on 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...
in 1987.
Community Cultural Center
The Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center is now in the landmark, located at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Rockland, one block west of Eagle Rock Boulevard, in the Eagle Rock district of Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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