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Anza Branch Library

550 37th Ave

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About this place

Anza Branch Library is a landscaped neighborhood library designed by City Architect John Reid Jr. on the former Lafayette School site.

Opened
1932

History

San Francisco voters approved funding for the branch in 1930. The building was dedicated in 1932 as the seventeenth branch in the San Francisco Public Library system and reopened after renovation in 2011.

Context from Anza Library History — San Francisco Public Library · Reviewed

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  • Geary Blvd & 36th AveLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 38
    • 38R
  • Geary Blvd & 39th Ave0.2 miles away
    • 38
    • 38R
  • Balboa St & 37th Ave0.2 miles away
    • 18
    • 31

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Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park, Outer Richmond, Seacliff · Regional Park

0.4 miles away

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  • Anza Branch Library — property ID 11465

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