Deanwood Neighborhood Library
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| Deanwood Neighborhood Library | |
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| Location | 1350 49th St. NE Washington, DC 20019, United States |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 25 June 2010 |
| Branch of | District of Columbia Public Library |
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| Website | https://www.dclibrary.org/deanwood |
The Deanwood Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1350 49th Street NE,[1] within a community center that opened in July 2010 at a cost of $32 million[2][3] and also includes a swimming pool, a gym, and facilities for child care and seniors.[4][5]
Construction on the 63,000-square-foot facility began in December 2008.[6] The library, which occupies 7,500 square feet of the space, has room for 25,000 books.[3] It was designed by Perkins Eastman.[7]
Deanwood, one of the city's most historic African American neighborhoods, was previously served by a library kiosk that opened in 1976.[8] The one-room, 120-square-foot structure held a few thousand books but lacked basic services like running water.[9] Though it has not been operational since 2008, the remains of the kiosk can be seen at 4215 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE.[10][11]
