{"nrhp_refnum":"87001012","name":"Jefferson Branch","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2211 W. Jefferson Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.022220538000056,"lon":-118.31718091399995,"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 wood frame branch library at 2211 W. Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles, built in 1923 and designed by C. E. Noerenberg in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It is part of the Los Angeles Branch Library System thematic group.","why_significant":"The nomination says it is the only library in the system oriented toward a pedestrian walkway rather than a public street, giving access to both a residential neighborhood and a commercial and transit strip. It is also one of few remaining wood frame buildings from the period, when most libraries were masonry. It was designed by Noerenberg, described as the most prolific library designer in Los Angeles.","narrative":"Jefferson Branch is a small library at 2211 W. Jefferson Boulevard in Los Angeles, completed in 1923 to designs by C. E. Noerenberg. Built of wood frame with plastered walls and a gabled tile roof, it follows an L-plan in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Set back from the street and separated from Leslie M. Shaw Park by a concrete walkway lined with mature palms, it looks almost like a residence. Features include a front gable with a central arched window, a recessed entry with quoins, a stucco chimney, a bay window and decorative tile vents. Inside, a tile fireplace remains on the west wall. The library matters for its siting and construction: it is the only one in the city's branch system oriented toward a pedestrian walkway, serving a residential neighborhood on one side and commercial and transit development on the other. It is also one of few surviving wood frame libraries of its era, and the work of a prolific library designer.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"C. E. Noerenberg","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"The interior appears to have been remodelled with a drop ceiling and new flush doors at the entry; the building is described as a library branch.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.29262-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87001012.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001012/0b4d741230-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001012/0b4d741230-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jefferson_Branch_Library,_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:Jefferson_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857520","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6175380"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/jefferson-branch-87001012/"}