Английская Википедия:Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library
The Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library system, located in Benning, a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.
History
The site at 3935 Benning Road NE was previously home to a library designed by Clark T. Harmon as part of a D.C. Public Works Program initiative, a one-story brick-and-concrete building that opened in 1962. The library had played an important role in the surrounding community since its inception.[1]
In 2004, the original library was closed to make way for a new structure on the same site, as part of a citywide push to revamp D.C.'s public libraries. An interim library served the Benning community while construction was underway.[2][3][4][5]
The new Benning / Dorothy I. Height branch of the DCPL opened on April 5, 2010.[1][6][7]
It was named in honor of Dorothy Height, an influential civil rights and women's rights activist.[7]
The new library was designed by the architecture firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas. Construction of the two-story, 22,000-square-foot building cost $12 million.[1][8][9]
The library features public art from artists based in D.C.'s Ward 7.[1][10]
See also
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