North Reading Room
A library in Berkeley, in the middle of things: 294 places within a five-minute walk. One of 168 town & public services in Berkeley.















On the National Register since 1982

Doe Memorial Library
Doe Memorial Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 25, 1982. It is significant for its education and architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Classical Revival. It was listed as part of Berkeley, University of California MRA.
The Doe Memorial Library is the main library of the University of California, Berkeley Library System. The library is named after its benefactor, Charles Franklin Doe, who in 1904 bequeathed funds for its construction. It is located near the center of the Berkeley campus, facing Memorial Glade, and is adjacent to and physically connected with the Bancroft Library. In 1900, Émile Bénard won an architectural competiti…
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Doe Library, University of California
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