Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

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Washington, D.C., United States · 1972 · Education

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Year
1972
Typology
Education
Materials
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Context
International Style, Modernism
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Open location

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (MLKML) is the central facility of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL), constructed and named in honor of the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Its address is 901 G St. NW in Downtown Washington, D.C., with its main entrance between 9th and 10th St. on the opposite corner to Gallery Place station, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The library is located in and around the Chinatown, Mount Vernon Square, and Penn Quarter neighborhoods.

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