501 Copper Ave. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico. County/parish: Bernalillo.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 2019. NRIS 100003217.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing objects.Also known as:
The Main Library is a public library in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico and the main branch of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library system. Opened in 1975, it was designed by local architect George Pearl and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. The library is a concrete-framed Brutalist structure designed to maximize the flexibility of the interior space with a modular layout and movable partitions. Pearl considered it one of his "three or four most important" designs. In 2020, the building was designated an Albuquerque historic landmark.
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