Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch

604 S. 10th St., Louisville, Kentucky. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 06, 1975. NRIS 75000771.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Louisville Free Public Library,Western Branch

From Wikipedia:

Louisville Free Public Library, Western Branch

The Louisville Free Public Library's Western Branch or Western Library is a public library in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a Carnegie library and is the first public library built for African Americans staffed entirely by African Americans. Previously known as Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch, and registered as a historic site in that name, it is a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123850652

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