Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
| Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 Martin Luther King Jr.Memorial Library (2006) |
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| location | Washington, DC | ||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 53 '55.3 " N , 77 ° 1' 29.3" W | ||
| surface | 37,000 m² | ||
| Built | 1972 | ||
| architect | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | ||
| NRHP number | 07001102 | ||
| The NRHP added | October 22, 2007 | ||
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library ( MLKML ) is a branch library of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) in Washington, DC It was built in 1972 as a 37,000 m² steel, glass and brick structure based on designs by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe built on a budget of $ 18 million. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 2007 as a Historic Monument . The holdings include books, newspapers, maps, photographs, digital media, etc., on the history of Washington, DC and the history of African Americans .
Web links
Commons : Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 3, 2017.