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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA BARBARA
Detroit Library Commission
Commissiofiers
Bernard Ginsburg, President
Divie B. Duffield, Vice-President
Edward S. Piggins, Secretary
Paul R. Gray
Ralph Phelps
Charles R. Robertson
Adam Strohm, Librarian
Preface
THE rapid growth of the city during
the last decade called for an expan-
sion of municipal activities along
various lines and the Public Library
responding to the call has established a
number of agencies for widening the
circle of its activities. Branch Libraries
have been erected according to a deliber-
ate program of strategy and at this date,
eleven branches are in full swing, nine of
them being located in their own buildings.
Five of these new quarters were acquired
through the munificence of Mr. Andrew
Carnegie with the city furnishing generous
sites. For two of the branches, the city
has defrayed the cost in toto while two
have come into being through private
generosity.
The branches now in operation represent
an investment of approximately a half-
million dollars, an annual circulation of
600,000 issues and a personnel of about
sixty library attendants.
It may be of considerable interest to the
citizens of Detroit to have before them
at least a partial record of the modern
library facilities at their service and it
may also in a measure illustrate the
economic requirements of the library
system, cost of maintenance, books and
organization.
Chauncy Hurlbut Branch
1898
A one room, memorial building in Glad-
win Park.
Source — Gift: Chauncv Hurlbut Estate.
John S. Gray Branch
Erected I'^Od
Remodeled and Efi/ari^ed I'-US
Location — Field and Agnes Avenues.
Dimensions — Lot 80' front x 180' deep.
Building 72' x 75'.
Architecture — Modified modern Italian.
Construction — Foundation: Concrete
footings, brick walls. Gray brick, trimmed
with sandstone.
Roof— Slate.
Heating — Steam.
Ventilation — Mechanical.
Lighting — Semi-indirect electric.
Woodwork — Tinted oak.
Basement — Auditorium (capacity 400),
Club room. Boiler room. Janitor's quarters.
Main floor — General Reading room,
Children's room, Librarian's office, Stafi"
room.
Source — City appropriation.
Cost— Original, $9,750.00
Remodeling, $20,332.81
Architects— Malcomson & Higginbotham.
John S. Gray Branch
James E. Scripps Branch
190S-9
Location — Scripps Park.
Dimensions — Park 1.333 acres. Building
— remodeled residence — 100' x 39'.
Construction — Foundation : Concrete
footings, stone walls and piers. Brick
and sandstone trimming.
Roof — Slate.
Heating — Steam.
Ventilation^ — -Natural.
Lighting — Direct electric.
Woodwork — Red oak.
Basement — Store room, Boiler room, Jani-
tor's quarters.
Main floor — General Reading room,
Children's room, Librarian's office.
Second floor — Auditorium (capacity 200),
Club rooms, StalT room.
Third floor — Store rooms. Mending room.
Source — Gift: The James E. Scripps heirs.
Cost of remodeling— $27,140.40.
Architects — Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.
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George S. Hosmer Branch
Erected 1910-11
Location — Gratiot Avenue and Pulford
Street.
Dimensions — Lot (irregular) 82' front
X 103' deep (west side) x 159' deep
(east side) x80' (rear).
Building 72' x49'.
Architecture — Italian Renaissance.
Construction — Foundation: Brick and
concrete. Kittanning brick and Bedford
stone.
Roof — Composition.
Heating — Steam.
Ventilation — Natural.
Lighting — Direct electric.
Woodwork — Red oak linish.
Basement — Auditorium (capacity 200),
Club room, Staff room, Boiler room.
Main floor — General Reading room,
Children's room. Reference room, Libra-
rian's office. Staff room.
Source — City appropriation.
Cost $24,543.90.
Architect — Louis Kamper.
George S. Hosmer Branch
George V. N. Lothrop Branch
Erected 1911-12
Location — West Warren Avenue and
Grand Boulevard.
Dimensions — Lot 180' front x 130' deep.
Building 99' X 64 '6".
Architecture — Georgian period.
Construction — Foundation: Brick and
concrete. Brick, stone and reinforced
concrete. Cork tile and Terrazzo flooring.
Roof — Slate.
Heating — Direct and indirect steam.
Ventilation — Indirect steam.
Lighting — Direct electric.
Woodwork — Fumed oak.
Basement — Boiler room. Mending room,
Store room.
Main floor — General Reading room.
Reference room. Children's room, Libra-
rian's office, Staff room. Auditorium
(capacity 100), Reading porch.
Mezzanine floor — Club room, Rest room,
Gallery.
Source — Gift: Andrew Carnegie.
Cost— $40,000.
Architect — B. C. Wetzel.
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Herbert Bowen Branch
Erected 1911-12
Location — Dix Avenue and West Grand
Boulevard.
Dimensions — Lot 175' front x 130' deep.
Building 103' X 73 '8".
Architecture — English collegiate.
Construction — Foundation: Reinforced
concrete. Interior walls hollow tile;
exterior, buff Ohio stone and red vitrified
brick.
Roof — Slate.
Heating — Steam.
Ventilation — Large skylights; radia-
tors connected with outside air, giving
indirect ventilation; also by motor
driven fan.
Lighting — Incandescent electric in
indirect fixtures.
Woodwork — Quartered oak, pearl
gray finish.
Basement — Boiler room. Mending room.
Store room.
Main floor — General Reading room,
Children's room. Auditorium (capacity
150), Librarian's office. Staff room.
Mezzanine floor — Catalogue room.
Source — Gift: Andrew Carnegie.
Cost— $40,000.
Architect — W. B. Stratton.
Henry M. Utley Branch
Erected 1912-13
Location — Woodward Avenue, between
Alger and King Avenues.
Dimensions — Lot 246' front x 200' deep.
Building 120 '8" X 92 '4".
Architecture — Classical.
Construction — Foundation: Concrete and
brick. Pressed brick and limestone.
Roof — Copper.
Heating — Steam.
Ventilation — Johnson's fan system.
Lighting — Indirect electric.
Woodwork — Oak finish.
Basement — Boiler room, Mending room.
Store room. Staff room.
Main floor — General Reading room,
Reference room, Children's room. Story-
hour room, Librarian's office, Stafi" room.
Mezzanine floor — Auditorium (capacity
250), Club room, Coat room.
Balcony — Work room.
Source — Gift: Andrew Carnegie.
Cost— $55,000.
Architect — G. A. Mueller.
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Edwin F. Conely Branch
Erected 1912-13
Location — Martin Street, near Michigan
Avenue.
Dimensions — Lot 268' front x 175' deep.
Building 81' X 49'.
Architecture — Renaissance type.
Construction — Foundation : Brick witli
concrete footings. Brick and stone.
Roof — Copper.
Heating — Indirect steam.
Ventilation — Steam and air.
Lighting — Indirect electric.
Woodwork — Oak.
Basement — Auditorium (capacity 350),
Janitor's quarters. Boiler room. Repair
room, Store room.
Main floor — General Reading room,
Children's room. Story-hour room (with
rolling partitions). Librarian's office,
StafT rooms.
Mezzanine floor — Club room. Work room.
Open gallery, StafT room, Reading porch.
Source — Gift: Andrew Carnegie.
Cost— $40,000.
Architect — Hugh B. Clement.
Magnus Butzel Branch
Erected 1912-13
Location — Harper Avenue and East
Grand Boulevard.
Dimensions — Lot 200' front x 180' deep.
Building 96 '6" x 52'.
Architecture — Tudor period.
Construction — Foundation: Brick with
concrete footings. Tapestry brick laid in
Dutch cross bond, trimmed with Bedford
limestone. Floor, reinforced concrete.
Roof— Red tile.
Heating — Direct steam.
Ventilation — Direct steam — concealed
radiators.
Lighting — Semi-indirect electric.
Woodwork — Fumed white oak.
Basement — Auditorium (capacity 200),
Story-hour room. Mending room, StalT
room, Boiler room, Janitor's quarters.
Main floor — General Reading room.
Reference room. Intermediate room.
Children's room, Librarian's office,
Cataloguing room. Staff room.
Source — Gift: Andrew Carnegie.
Cost— $40,000.
Architect— Albert Kahn.
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George Osius Branch
Erected 1913-14
Location — Gratiot Avenue between Newland
and Seneca Avenues.
Dimensions — Lot (irregular) 135' front x 100'
deep; 123' on Newland x 63'5" (rear).
Building 95' X 92'.
Architecture — Modern adaptation of Jacobean
type.
Construction — Foundation: Brick walls with
concrete footings. Brick with stone trimmings.
Roof — Metal and composition covering
over reinforced concrete construction.
Heating — Direct steam with automatic
temperature regulating system.
Ventilation — Natural.
Lighting — Semi-indirect electric; in service
portions of building, direct.
Woodwork — Red oak; Southern pine in
basement.
Basement — Auditorium (capacity 200), Club
room, Staff room, Boiler room, Janitor's
quarters.
Main floor — General Reading room, Children's
room, Story-hour room, Librarian's office.
Source — Gift: Andrew Carnegie.
Cost— $40,000.
Architects — Donaldson & Meier.
George Osius Branch
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