Former Washington Irving Branch Library (Los Angeles)

1802 Arlington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90019

The original branch was located at 1802 South Arlington Avenue, Los Angeles, California. The Romanesque building was built in 1926 and designed by Allison & Allison. The building has been vacant, boarded and fenced for many years. Built in 1926, the Irving Branch had a long, airy room with exposed wood trusses and rafters. At the time of its closure, no major physical changes had been made to the building since its construction, and books remained housed on thick wood shelves.

The Washington Irving Branch was designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission in April 1984.