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Bernal Heights Branch Library

500 Cortland Ave

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About this place

Bernal Heights Branch Library is a two-level civic building on Cortland Avenue whose preserved high stenciled ceiling, metal lamps, terrace, and WPA-era exterior details connect the renovated branch to its original design.

Current building opened
1940

History

Neighborhood library service began with a deposit station in 1920. The current Frederick H. Meyer-designed branch opened in 1940 on the former Bernal School site and was extensively renovated and reopened in 2010.

Context from Bernal Heights Library History — San Francisco Public Library · Reviewed

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Muni bus

  • Cortland Ave & Andover StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 24
  • Cortland Ave & Ellsworth StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 24
  • Cortland Ave & Bocana St0.1 miles away
    • 24

Muni rail and streetcar

  • San Jose Ave & Randall St0.4 miles away
    • J
  • 30th St & Dolores St0.5 miles away
    • J
  • Church St & 30th St0.6 miles away
    • J

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Holly Park

Bernal Heights · Neighborhood Park or Playground

0.2 miles away

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  • Bernal Heights Branch Library — property ID 11467

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