Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library

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The Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library is the main branch and flagship building of the Free Library system, serving as a major public research and lending library in Philadelphia.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf main library building
public library
research library
architect Horace Trumbauer
Julian Abele
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
buildingType civic building
country United States of America
function public lending library
research library
hasCollection circulating books
manuscripts
maps
periodicals
photographs
rare books
reference materials
special collections
hasFacility auditorium
business resource center
children's department
exhibition spaces
map collection room
meeting rooms
music department
public computers
rare book department
reading rooms
hasService author events
digital resources access
exhibitions
interlibrary loan
lectures
public programs
research assistance
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
isFlagshipOf Free Library of Philadelphia system
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
locatedOn Benjamin Franklin Parkway
near Logan Square
Philadelphia Museum of Art
openingDate 1927
operatedBy Free Library of Philadelphia
ownedBy City of Philadelphia
partOf Free Library of Philadelphia
serves regional researchers
residents of Philadelphia

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Parkway Museums District
hasInstitution
Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library ("Free Library of Philadelphia system")
isFlagshipOf
Horace Trumbauer ("Free Library of Philadelphia, main building")
notableWork
Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library ("Free Library of Philadelphia")
operatedBy
Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Library ("Free Library of Philadelphia")
partOf

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