The Louis Stokes Wing is a 1998-erected 163 foot 10-story high-rise addition to the main branch of the 15th largest public library in the country, Cleveland Public Library located in the Civic Center district of downtown Cleveland.[1] So as not to detract from the original Group Plan Main Branch Library building, the Wing was designed to appear as if it were the reincarnation of what the library building would look like if it emerged as a modern updated structure from the classic age of architecture.[2] The Stokes houses the special book storage collections, the audio visual archives (videos, DVDs, CDs, etc.), the children's collections, the circulation desk, and much more for the library system.
| Louis Stokes Wing | |
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 The Stokes Wing sits in the foreground with the Key Tower in the background | |
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| Former names | None |
| General information | |
| Type | Academic |
| Location | 525 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 United States |
| Construction started | 1994 |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 49.68 m (163 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | URS Consultants |
The building is named after Louis Stokes, a former US Congressman who served in Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1968-1998.[3]
References
edit- ^ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=21454 Louis Stokes Wing Retrieved on 2015-09-12
- ^ Emporis.com[usurped] Louis Stokes Wing Retrieved on 2015-09-12
- ^ http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/22311?ret=True Stokes, Louis Retrieved on 2015-09-12