Harold Washington Library

central library of the Chicago Public Library system
Organization library Q3127656
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Harold Washington Library

Summary

Harold Washington Library is a library[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Harold Washington Library is located in Chicago[3].
  • Harold Washington Library is in the country of United States[4].
  • Harold Washington Library's instance of is recorded as library[5].
  • Harold Washington Library's architect is recorded as Hammond, Beeby and Babka[6].
  • Harold Washington Library's commissioned by is recorded as Chicago Public Library[7].
  • Harold Washington is named after Harold Washington Library[8].
  • Harold Washington Library's architectural style is recorded as postmodern architecture[9].
  • Harold Washington Library is made of granite[10].
  • Harold Washington Library is made of brick[11].
  • Harold Washington Library's Commons category is recorded as Harold Washington Library[12].
  • Harold Washington Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.8763, 'lon': -87.6282}[13].
  • Harold Washington Library's located on street is recorded as State Street[14].
  • Harold Washington Library's significant event is recorded as opening[15].
  • Harold Washington Library's described by source is recorded as AIA Guide to Chicago[16].
  • Harold Washington Library covers an area of {'unit': 'Q857027', 'amount': '+746640'}[17].
  • Harold Washington Library's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+140000000'}[18].
  • Harold Washington Library's public transport stop is recorded as Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren station[19].

Why It Matters

Harold Washington Library ranks in the top 8% of library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . AIA Guide to Chicago. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Pocket guide to Chicago architecture. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . architecture.org. Retrieved . architecture.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Pocket guide to Chicago architecture. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . architecture.org. Retrieved . architecture.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . architecture.org. Retrieved . architecture.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Pocket guide to Chicago architecture. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . chipublib.org. Retrieved . chipublib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Pocket guide to Chicago architecture. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag harold-washington-library
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: harold-washington-library, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935349|harold washington library (#289935349)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/"
  2. 4w ago · Nashona · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located on street State Street
    Architect Hammond, Beeby and Babka
    Named after
    Public transport stop Harold Washington Library – State/Van Buren station
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6295]]: 78363, #mix'n'match"
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