Thirty-sixth Street Branch Library - Minneapolis, MN - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

n the first quarter of the twentieth century, as rapidly growing immigrant populations flocked to Minneapolis, the Hosmer Branch of the Public Library provided an accommodating community and educational center for the new residents. At the time of its construction in 1916, the Hosmer Branch stood in a sparsely developed residential Scandinavian neighborhood. Only a block away from the new Central High School, Hosmer represented the expansion of municipal services toward the outskirts of the city. Hosmer Library Branch remains a lasting example of the legacy of head librarian Gratia Countryman. Countryman, who was responsible for the development of thirteen neighborhood branch libraries during her tenure, believed that a library should be, “More than just an intellectual warehouse; it should be a social force that would intervene in people’s lives to improve their welfare.” Aided by funding from the Carnegie Corporation, the Hosmer Branch has been a focal point of the neighborhood with its distinguished Tudor revival architecture.

Street address: 347 E. 36th St Minneapolis, MN USA County / Borough / Parish: Hennepin Year listed: 2000 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Person Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Education Current function: Library Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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