{"nrhp_refnum":"87001008","name":"De Neve, Felipe, Branch","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2820 W. Sixth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.06269675100003,"lon":-118.27143053499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-05-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Mediterranean style brick branch library at 2820 W. 6th Street in Los Angeles, overlooking Lafayette Park, built in 1929 to designs by architect Austin Whittlesey.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the first building in Los Angeles named for Felipe de Neve, the Spanish governor who founded the city. It is also presented as a notable example of Austin Whittlesey's work and as part of a thematic grouping of Los Angeles branch libraries.","narrative":"Built in 1929, this one-story brick branch library at 2820 W. 6th Street in Los Angeles was designed by architect Austin Whittlesey, with Harry J. Rinnert as general contractor. It has a red tile roof and a street facade decorated with black and white tile diamonds and crosses, a mosaic city seal above the entry, and wrought-iron light fixtures. The rear faces Lafayette Park, with five arched windows and stepped gardens leading down to a brick-walled fountain. Inside are a high wooden cross-beam ceiling and a brick fireplace beneath a landscape painting by local artist Dana Bartlett. The library cost just under $40,000 and opened on July 1, 1929, with formal dedication on September 4, 1929, the anniversary of the city's founding. It was the first Los Angeles building named for Felipe de Neve, the Spanish governor who founded the city in 1781. It is one of several branch libraries grouped together in a thematic listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect Austin Whittlesey; General Contractor Harry J. Rinnert","architectural_style":"Mediterranean","criteria":[],"status_note":"The library has served as a local cultural center with exhibits, lectures and senior activities; the document does not state its current condition or use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.888534-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87001008.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001008/14697311a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001008/14697311a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felipe_de_Neve_Branch,_Los_Angeles.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felipe_de_Neve_Branch,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857450","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_de_Neve_Branch_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5441961"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/de-neve-felipe-branch-87001008/"}