PA-101 Central Library

Marker text: Central Library
Opened on June 2, 1927, the Central Library was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Horace Trumbauer & Julian Francis Abele. It was built to serve as the main building of the Free Library of Philadelphia, chartered in 1891.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 2002

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Location: 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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