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Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect
David Adjaye Sir David Frank Adjaye (born 22 September 1966) is a Ghanaian-British architect. He is known for having designed many notable buildings around the world, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C ...
opened on June 19, 2012.


History

The original Francis A. Gregory Library was built in 1961 as the fifth of eleven branch libraries funded under a public works program for the District of Columbia. The original building was designed by architect Victor DeMers. Originally named the Fort Davis Branch, the library opened in January 1961 on former parkland (
Fort Davis Park Fort Davis is a Civil War earthwork that was constructed for the defense of Washington. It is located in the Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.) neighborhood. History The fort, built to serve as an outer defense of the City of Washington, was named in h ...
) that was transferred to the District from the
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. In 1986, the library was named for Francis A. Gregory, a local public servant who had been the first black president of the DC Public Library Board of Trustees. The new Francis A. Gregory Library was described in Architectural Record as a “shimmering pavilion.” The building is a two-story, glass-sheathed box with an aluminum roof that juts out over every side. It cost $11 million to construct and is a
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-certified building.


See also

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District of Columbia Public Library The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system for the District of Columbia, in the United States. The system includes 26 individual libraries including Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (the DCPL's central libr ...
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Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.) Fort Davis is a residential neighborhood located in Southeast, Washington, D.C., southeast Washington, D.C., on the border between the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia and Maryland. It is bounded by Southern Avenue (Washington, D.C.), Southe ...


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External links


DC Public Library Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library page
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