- City:
- San Francisco, CA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Libraries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Public Works Funding, Federal Works Agency (FWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1940
- Designer:
- Frederick H. Meyer
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
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.
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.
At this Location:
Site Details
| Total Cost |
|---|
| $12,797.00 |
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