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The City of Huntington Beach hired the architectural firm of Anthony & Langford to design what became a 43,000-square-foot (4,000 m 2) expansion. The Central library building was expanded to enclose an outdoor spiral ramp and fountain area. The new wing opened in 1994 and included a new Children's area with its own story time theater.
The Library was dedicated in 1951 by Huntington Beach Mayor Vernon Langenbeck. The Main Street Branch Library held a collection of between 40,000 and 50,000 books and served as the main public library for the community from 1951 up until 1975. [2]
Huntington Beach has a large central park, known as Huntington Central Park. Central Park is located between Gothard and Edwards Streets to the east and west, and Slater and Ellis Avenues to the north and south. Dedicated on June 15, 1974, Huntington Central Park is the largest city owned park in Orange County with nearly 350 acres (140 ha). [92]
It's sweaty, stinky time again at the Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanic Gardens, where the season's first rare corpse flower bloom is expected by July 23.
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Hunt's previous commissions for Mr. and Mrs. Huntington included the Huntington's residence in San Marino in 1909, and the Huntington Hotel in 1914. The library contains a substantial collection of rare books and manuscripts, concentrated in the fields of British and American history, literature, art, and the history of science.
Associate curator Brandon Tam keeps watch over at least 10,000 orchids with 1,500 unique species inside the Huntington's dedicated greenhouses.
The Newland House Museum is located at 19820 Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach, California, 92648 (33°40′35″N 117°59′14″W), and is managed by the Huntington Beach Historical Society. Constructed in 1898 by William Taylor Newland and Mary Juanita DeLapp Newland, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and is ...