Title:
Workman laying brick during the 1950s Brand Library renovation
Subject:
Public libraries -- California -- Glendale
Branch libraries -- California -- Glendale
Historic buildings -- Remodeling for other use -- California -- Glendale
Architecture, Domestic -- California -- Glendale
Brand Library
Glendale Public Library (Glendale, Calif.)
Brand, Leslie, C. (Leslie Coombs), 1859-1925 -- Homes and haunts
Description:
A workman laying brick in the El Miradero’s solarium during the remodeling of the mansion into a public library. The solarium
once included wall panels with exposed semicircular framing with painted stencil patterns. The stencils can be seen above
the scaffolding. The reverse side of the reception hall fireplace functioned as a fireplace for the solarium, and this could
be what the workman is covering with brick. The renovation took place during the mid-1950s, and the library opened in 1956.
The Brand Library was once the home of Leslie C. Brand until his death in 1925 and his wife, Mary Louise Brand, until her
death in 1945. Brand deeded his home and property to the City of Glendale to be converted into a public library and park.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Publisher:
Glendale Public Library (Glendale, Calif.). Special Collections
Date:
1955?
Type:
Image
Format:
1 photograph ; b&w ; 14 x 15 cm.
Identifier:
cgl_172
Source:
Construction Album
Relation:
https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/library-arts-culture/brand-library-art-center
Coverage:
Glendale (Calif.) -- History
Rights:
Unknown
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