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Louisville Free Public Library, Western Branch
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The Louisville Free Public Library's Western Branch or Western Library is a public library in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a Carnegie library and is the first public library built for African Americans staffed entirely by African Americans.[2][note 1] Previously known as Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch, and registered as a historic site in that name, it is a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
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Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch | |
![]() Front of the library | |
Location | 604 S. 10th St., Louisville, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 38°14′59″N 85°46′3″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | McDonald & Dodd; Lortz & Frey Planing Mill Co. |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 75000771[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 1975 |
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