611 Emerson Ave. N, Minneapolis, Minnesota. County/parish: Hennepin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 26, 2000. NRIS 00000539.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing object.
Sumner Library is a neighborhood library located in the Near North neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Established in 1915 and named after Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts known for his strong stance against slavery, it was one of the first four Carnegie libraries built in Minneapolis. The library served as a haven for Jewish immigrants in the early 20th century. In response to a survey indicating that 95% of the library's patrons were Jewish immigrants, the Minneapolis Public Library moved its entire collection of Yiddish and Hebrew works to the Sumner Library branch. Many patrons learned English there and participated in social clubs held in the building. The Tudor Revival building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sumner and the 14 other libraries of Minneapolis Public Library were merged into the combined urban/suburban Hennepin County Library in 2008. The library celebrated its 100th anniversary on Oct. 10, 2015.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93202034