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| Title: | Cossitt Library |
| Keywords: | Modern;Mid 20th century;Library;Stone;Column;Strip window;Portico;Downtown |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2016 |
| Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Art, Department of, Rhodes College |
| Abstract: | The original Cossitt Goodwyn library was built in 1893 by architect M. L. B. Wheeler. It was a red sandstone, Romanesque building. It was torn down in 1958 and the current Cossitt Library was built shortly afterwards by the architects of Office of Walk C. Jones, Jr. E. L. Harrison’s addition to the original Cossitt Library was built in 1924 and still stands today. The new library is modern in style. It stands on pilotis. The upper floors are glass and covered in louvers. The building is located at 33 South Front Street in Downtown Memphis. The building is made of glass and stone. To learn more see Memphis: An Architectural Guide by Eugene J. Johnson |
| Description: | This building was photographed and uploaded to DLynx during the summer of 2016 by the Visual Resources Center. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/28224 |
| Appears in Collections: | Memphis Architecture Image Collection Memphis Architecture Image Collection |
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| A_63_Cossitt_Goodwyn_1.jpg | 1.23 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| A_63_Cossitt_Goodwyn_3.jpg | 1.13 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| A_63_Cossitt_Goodwyn_2.jpg | 809.67 kB | JPEG |  View/Open |
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