Phillips Exeter Academy Library, Class of 1945 Library (Exeter, NH) : Area above and behind the card index, general view
- Creator:
- Kahn, Louis Isidore, 1901-1974
- Published/Created:
- Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
1965-1971 - Date Depicted:
- 2008
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- concrete; brick; teak; marble
- Notes:
- The Phillips Exeter Academy Library at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire is among the renowned masterworks of architect Louis Kahn. The building is organized around a 5-story atrium, providing the reading room with even, diffuse daylight all year round. The atrium is encircled by balconies containing the stacks and study alcoves. In 1995, the library was officially named the Class of 1945 Library, honoring Dr. Lewis Perry, Exeter's eighth principal (1914-1946). In 1997, the Library was awarded the American Institute of Architects' Twenty-five Year Award. It is currently the largest secondary school library in the United States, housing 145,000 volumes on nine levels and has a shelf capacity of 250,000 volumes.
- Variant Titles:
- Phillips Exeter Academy Library
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Modernist
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-KL-EL-Q5
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
libraries (buildings) (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- interior architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present) Modernist buildings; libraries (buildings)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2008 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10053056
- PID:
- digcoll:1785538