Riverview Branch Library is a branch of the Saint Paul Public Library serving the West Side neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is a Carnegie library built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and education.[2] It was nominated for being one of only three Carnegie libraries built in Saint Paul, one of the first projects of Saint Paul city architect Charles A. Hausler, one of the last American libraries built with Carnegie Foundation funding, and for being an important neighborhood landmark in Beaux-Arts style.[3] Many immigrants to Saint Paul lived on the West Side and the library was designed to serve those residents.[4] Architecture critic Larry Millett noted a large amount of natural light and described it as one of the "West Side's finest buildings".[5]
Riverview Branch Library | |
 Riverview Branch Library viewed from the south | |
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| Location | 1 East George Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°55′47.7″N 93°5′5″W / 44.929917°N 93.08472°W |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Built by | Cameron and Company |
| Architect | Charles A. Hausler |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| MPS | Carnegie Libraries of St. Paul TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001672[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 1984 |
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "St. Paul Carnegie Libraries: Riverview Branch Library". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Carstens, Greg; Mathew Michaud; Patricia Murphy (November 12, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Carnegie Libraries of St Paul TR". National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Lindeke, Bill (October 28, 2016). "St. Paul's century-old Carnegie libraries head their separate ways". MinnPost. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA guide to the Twin Cities: the essential source on the architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 410–411. ISBN 9780873515405.
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