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The library was originally conceived with a traditional design similar to other buildings at Georgetown University. [5] However, Warnecke's final design of the Lauinger Library embraces brutalism and was intended as a modern interpretation of the nearby Healy Hall, a Flemish Romanesque building, with its iconic spire echoing the clock tower of Healy.
Riggs Memorial Library served as the main library of Georgetown between 1891 and 1970, until it was replaced by Lauinger Library. Riggs library, which is located on the third floor of Healy Hall, is one of the few existing cast-iron libraries in the country and still serves its original purpose of storing books.
Dahlgren Memorial Library 1970 Medical: Library Named for John Vinton Dahlgren: Edward Bennett Williams Law Library: 1989 Law: Library Lauinger Library: 1969–1970 Main Library Basic Science Building 1972 Medical: Academic Building D Medical: Administrative Medical and Dental Building St. Ignatius Chapel 1930 Medical: Academic
Riggs Library dates from the nineteenth century, and was once the institution's primary library, but is now devoted primarily to archival historical materials and as a setting for formal university functions. Dahlgren Medical Library serves the Medical School, and like Lauinger Library, is built in the brutalist style popular in the 1970s. [7]
In 1970 Lauinger Library was also completed, bringing space for a rapidly growing library collection. [24] In 1971, following the completion of the Bernard P. McDonough Hall, the law school moved to its present location at 1st and F Streets at 600 New Jersey Avenue.
In 2005, the Suzanne Deal Booth Collaborative Partnership, Rice University, Houston, Texas was created and in 2015 The Booth Center for Special Collections at Georgetown’s Lauinger Library – extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts and art was dedicated. [16]
The Booth Center for Special Collections at Georgetown's Lauinger Library, which contains a number of archival documents related to Georgetown as well as an extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, and art, was funded by a $3 million donation from the Booths in 2014. [16] [17]
In 1977, the Maryland Province named Georgetown's Lauinger Library as the custodian of its historic archives, which were made available to the public through the Georgetown University Library, Saint Louis University Library, and Maryland State Library. [51]