Item Info
Item No: pdcf00195
Title: Haverford Branch
Additional Title: Architect's rendering for the Haverford Branch, ca. 1977
Historic Street Address:
5543 Haverford Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
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5,000 signatures were collected, to petition City Council to erect a library branch for the Haddington-Carroll Park community. Funding for the library was approved in 1976. This is the architect's ca. 1977 rendering for the new building. |
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Ground was broken for the new Haverford Branch in 1978, and the library opened on September 5, 1979. A colorful stained glass mural, installed above the front door, was created by artist Crosby Willet. |
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Located at the intersection of Haverford Avenue, 56th and Westminster Streets, the branch serves the community of Haddington-Carroll Park. |
Creation Year: ca. 1977
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.231661
Geocode Latitude:39.967624
Creator Name: J. Roy Carroll, Jr. & Partners - Architect
Oakes, Earle, 1923-2011 - Artist