View of back of Central Public Library, showing narrow stack windows, taken from N.E., April 1969

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View of back of Central Public Library, showing narrow stack windows, taken from N.E., April 1969

Credit: Leo J. Schmittel, NCPC

This file appears in: Central Public Library

Built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Ackerman & Ross, who had been selected in a national design competition, the Central Public Library was the first public building in DC to be built in the Beaux Arts style. The library is one of 1,679…