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AKA: City of Newport Beach, Public Library, Balboa Branch, Newport Beach, CA
Structure Type: built works - social and civic buildings - libraries
Designers: [unspecified]
Dates: constructed 1928-1929
1 story, total floor area: 2,200 sq. ft.
In 1929, H.L. Sherman, a Balboa Island resident, donated books to stock a new public library; the new Newport Main Library had its dedication in late 05/1929; the 2,200-square-foot facility set in East Newport Park, cost approximately $7,000. When the Newport Center Branch Library opened in 01/1980, this building was renamed the "Balboa Branch Library."
Tel: (949) 644-3076 (2010); this venerable, low-rise, Spanish Colonial building has served citizens of Newport Beach since 1929.
PCAD id: 4068
