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McPherson Square Branch

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Item No: pdcf00315
Title: McPherson Square Branch
Additional Title: Interior view of the McPherson Square Branch, ca. late 1950s
Historic Street Address: 601 East Indiana Avenue
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

 The McPherson Square Branch opened in the repurposed Webster Mansion on July 5, 1898. The mansion was torn down in 1915; the new building, erected on the same site in 1917, became the 19th Andrew Carnegie-funded Free Library branch.  

This late-1950s view shows water damage from roof leaks to the skylight and ceiling in the children's room. The skylight is being removed, in preparation for flourescent lighting, part of a major rehabilitation.

Set in McPherson Square Park, the McPherson Square Branch serves the neighborhoods of Kensington, McPherson Square, and Kensington & Allegheny. It is located near the Allegheny El station.station.


Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.119972
Geocode Latitude:39.994181