Louisville Main Library
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{NRIS only|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| embed=no
| name = Louisville Free Public Library
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| image = Louisville Public Library.jpg
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| location = 301 W. York St., Louisville, Kentucky
| coordinates = {{coord|38|14|39.98|N|85|45|28.23|W|display=inline,title}}
| built = {{Start date|1906}}
| architect = Pilcher and Tachau
| architecture = Beaux Arts
| added = March 27, 1980
| area = {{convert|2.2|acre}}
| refnum = 80001608{{NRISref|version=2013a}}
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The Louisville Main Library is the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library, which is a public library system serving the city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Description and history
The Louisville Main Library is sited at Fourth and York streets, south of Broadway, adjacent to downtown Louisville. In 1969, a $4 million north building was added to the classicizing Carnegie structure. This provided an additional {{convert|110000|sqft|m2}} of floor space, compared to the {{cvt|42,000|sqft}} in the original building.
References
{{Reflist}}
- https://www.lfpl.org/branches/main.htm
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Library buildings completed in 1906
Category:Local landmarks in Louisville, Kentucky
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Louisville, Kentucky
Category:Carnegie libraries in Kentucky