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Address: 4026 28 th Avenue South
Neighborhood: Standish
Construction Date: 1927
Contractor: Unknown
Architect: Jerome Paul Jackson
Architectural Style: Tudor Revival
Historic Use: Public - Library Branch
Current Use: Public - Library Branch
Date of Local Designation: 1997
Date of National Register Designation: N/A
Areas of Significance: Cultural History; Historic Person
Period of Significance: 1927-
Historic Profile: The role played by the Roosevelt Library as a community and cultural resource in the years Minneapolis struggled to accommodate waves of new immigrants and urban growth marks it as a historically significant landmark. Roosevelt was one of thirteen libraries developed under Gratia Countryman, noted as the first woman librarian in the U.S. responsible for the development of a system the size of Minneapolis during her tenure from 1904 to 1936. The Roosevelt Branch was located in an area with a booming population. Between 1920 and 1930, the Roosevelt neighborhood experienced over a fifty percent increase in population, a majority of them Swedish immigrants. The library helped the new residents adjust and accommodate to their new setting.
Photo Credits:
1928, Hibbard Studio, courtesy of The Minnesota Historical Society
2006, Minneapolis CPED
Works Cited:
"City of Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Registration Form," December 1996.
Updated: February 2007