Item Info
Item No: pdcf00287
Title: Lovett Memorial Branch
Additional Title: Exterior close-up of the entrance to the Lovett Memorial Branch addition, 1969
Historic Street Address:
6945 Germantown Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
In 1887, Charlotte Lovett Bostwick built and endowed the Lovett Memorial Free Library, in memory of her brother, Thomas R. Lovett. The main building was designed by architect Ashton Tourison. In 1891, a rounded wing, designed by Robert B. Cridland, was added as a reading room.
In 1924, the library became a branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. A much-needed new addition, designed by Robert F. Bishop, was opened in 1961, in turn converting the original Tourison building into a beautiful Victorian lecture hall, and the Cridland wing into staff work space. This 1969 exterior view is a close-up of the entrance to the addition.
The Lovett Memorial Branch serves the communities of East and West Mount Airy.
Creation Year: 1969
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.187471
Geocode Latitude:40.056465
Creator Name: LaRue - Photographer