{"nrhp_refnum":"87001013","name":"Lincoln Heights Branch","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2530 Workman St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.07599361200005,"lon":-118.21386568999998,"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 branch library at 2530 Workman Street in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, built in 1916 and designed by architects Hibbard and Coty.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding example of the Carnegie-funded branch libraries built in the first phase of branch construction, between 1911 and 1916. Its quatri-circular floor plan and curved facade are based on the Villa Papa Giulio in Rome. That Italian design alludes to Lincoln Heights' early history as an Italian-American neighborhood once planted in vineyards.","narrative":"Lincoln Heights Branch Library, at 2530 Workman Street in Los Angeles, was completed in 1916 to designs by Hibbard and Coty. It is a tall one-story building in the Classical Revival style with strong Beaux Arts influence. Its floor plan is shaped like a segment of a circle, and the concave facade faces the corner intersection. The exterior has a rusticated base, a stringcourse, a central arched entry reached by concrete walkways with landings, high clerestory windows set between pilasters, round windows with keystones, and a gabled tile roof. Inside, a broken pediment with large consoles sits above the doorway, the ceiling is coved, and the original chairs and tables remain. The design is based on the Villa Papa Giulio in Rome, a literal translation of an Italian building that recalls the neighborhood's early Italian-American families, who tended vineyards there. The library is also an outstanding example of the Carnegie-funded branches built from 1911 to 1916.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hibbard and Coty","architectural_style":"Classical Revival with strong Beaux Arts influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"The interior reportedly retains its original chairs and tables.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.842386-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87001013.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001013/d6fdcd96af-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001013/d6fdcd96af-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_Heights_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:Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857534","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6550704"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/lincoln-heights-branch-87001013/"}