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	Riverview Branch Library
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Riverview Branch Library viewed from the south
Location	1 East George Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°55′47.7″N 93°5′5″W / 44.929917°N 93.08472°W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1916
Built by	Cameron and Company
Architect	Charles A. Hausler
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
MPS	Carnegie Libraries of St. Paul TR
NRHP reference No.	84001672
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1984

Riverview Branch Library is a branch of the Saint Paul Public Library serving the West Side neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is a Carnegie library built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and education.^[2] It was nominated for being one of only three Carnegie libraries built in Saint Paul, one of the first projects of Saint Paul city architect Charles A. Hausler, one of the last American libraries built with Carnegie Foundation funding, and for being an important neighborhood landmark in Beaux-Arts style.^[3] Many immigrants to Saint Paul lived on the West Side and the library was designed to serve those residents.^[4] Architecture critic Larry Millett noted a large amount of natural light and described it as one of the "West Side's finest buildings".^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "St. Paul Carnegie Libraries: Riverview Branch Library". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^ Carstens, Greg; Mathew Michaud; Patricia Murphy (November 12, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Carnegie Libraries of St Paul TR". National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Lindeke, Bill (October 28, 2016). "St. Paul's century-old Carnegie libraries head their separate ways". MinnPost. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA guide to the Twin Cities: the essential source on the architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 410–411. ISBN 9780873515405.