Rudolph Schindler: Free Public Library (Jersey City, NJ)

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Description

At the time Schindler submitted a design for the Bergen Branch of the Free Public Library Competition in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was working for Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois.
Schindler did not win the competition, and was not even mentioned as a contender. He did not follow the competition instructions by designing a smaller building, siting the library on a different portion of the lot than required, and declaring the required fireplaces unnecessary.

Creator

Rudolph Schindler, architect

Source

R. M. Schindler papers, Architecture & Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Date

1920

Rights

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Citation

Rudolph Schindler, architect, “Rudolph Schindler: Free Public Library (Jersey City, NJ),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed November 12, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/460.