Allen Memorial Medical Library
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Allen Memorial Medical Library
| image = Allen_Memorial_Medical_Library_Exterior.jpg
| caption = Front façade of the Allen Memorial Library
| location = Cleveland, Ohio
| architect =
| architecture = Classical Revival{{NRISref|2007b}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41|30|21.44|N|81|36|30.58|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = United States Cleveland#Ohio#USA
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Allen Memorial Medical Library is located along Euclid Avenue on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Completed in 1926, the building was named in honor of Dudley P. Allen. Designed by the Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks in a classical revival style, it was constructed with Indiana limestone on a pink Georgia marble base.{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-medical-library-assn|title = Cleveland Medical Library Assn|date = 11 May 2018}} It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on 1982-11-30 and is a Cleveland Landmark.[http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=1 Allen Memorial Medical Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024042/http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/listDetail.php?identity=1 |date=2007-09-27 }}, Cleveland Landmarks Commission. Accessed 2007-07-24. Along with serving as a library, the building's 450 seat auditorium serves as classroom for students of Case Western Reserve University.{{Cite web|url=https://case.edu/chslibrary/about-us/allen-memorial-medical-library|title=Allen Memorial Medical Library {{!}} Cleveland Health Sciences Library {{!}} Case Western Reserve University|website=case.edu|access-date=2019-09-03}}
In addition to housing a portion of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library (CHSL), it is also home of the Dittrick Museum of Medical History.[http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CHSL Cleveland Health Sciences Library], Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 1997-06-14. Accessed 2007-07-24. The building is managed by the Cleveland Medical Library Association (CMLA) in a partnership with Case Western Reserve University.
Historic uses
- Library
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External links
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- [http://www.case.edu/chsl/allen.htm Allen Memorial Medical Library]
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Category:Library buildings completed in 1926
Category:University and college academic libraries in Ohio
Category:Buildings and structures in Cleveland
Category:Case Western Reserve University
Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Cleveland, Ohio
Category:Libraries in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Category:University and college buildings completed in 1926
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