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Bernal Heights Library – San Francisco CA

Bernal Heights Public Library - San Francisco CA

Bernal Heights Public Library - San Francisco CA

Bernal Heights Public Library - San Francisco CA

Photo: Richard A Walker Creative Commons 2022

Bernal Heights Public Library - San Francisco CA

Bernal Heights Public Library - San Francisco CA

Project type: Education and Health, Libraries
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding
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Description

The beautiful Bernal Heights Library on Cortland Avenue in San Francisco was built in 1940 by the Works Projects Administration (WPA), after it had become part of the Federal Works Administration (FWA) in 1939.

The library is built of reinforced concrete and finished in Mission Revival style with stucco exterior and tile roof.  The interior features lofty ceilings, large windows, and lovely hanging light fixtures. The floors, entrance and bathrooms are all tiled and the ceiling beams are hand-painted in abstract designs.  

The shelving and furniture appear to be the original, made of solid oak, and the layout looks to be pretty much unchanged over the years.  

 

Project Details

Federal Cost Local Cost Total Cost Project #'s
27639 14070 41709

Source notes

Healy, Clyde, San Francisco Improved: Report of Clyde E. Healy, Assistant City Engineer, City of San Francisco and Coordinator of W.P.A. Projects, October 10, 1935 to August 31, 1939. San Francisco : [s.n.]., 1939.


 

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Location Info

500 Cortland Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Coordinates: 37.738900, -122.416000

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