Richard Henry Dana Branch
historic place
The Richard Henry Dana Branch in Los Angeles is a historic place. This building, originally a Los Angeles Public Library branch, was constructed in 1926 and opened in May 1927. Architect Harry S. Bent designed it in a Georgian Revival style, also called New England Colonial Revival. Its features, like clapboard siding and circular windows, were inspired by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., author of "Two Years Before the Mast." The Richard Henry Dana Branch was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It also became a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2011. This building served the Cypress Park community as a library for about 80 years. It reopened in 2015 as the Cypress Park Club House, a community center. This site reflects the development of Los Angeles's early public library system.