View of south principal entrance facade of the Central Public Library, taken from 8th Street, April 1969

ID: 1387
This file appears in: Central Public Library
View of south principal entrance facade of the Central Public Library, taken from 8th Street, 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…