Washburn Library, Minneapolis

Name: Washburn Library
Address: 5244 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, 55419, United States
Telephone: (952) 847-8375

#86 among attractions in Minneapolis

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Washburn Library, formerly Washburn Community Library, is a public library in the Hennepin County Library system. Opened in September 1970, Washburn Library, located at 5244 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis, began with a footprint of 14,451 square feet and approximately 18,000 books. Designed by Brooks Cavin, an architect who studied under Walter Gropius and Eero Saarinen, Washburn reflected mid-century modernism. Set near Minnehaha Creek, Washburn meets the needs of Southwest Minneapolis in a picturesque neighborhood. ()

Coordinates: 44°54'26"N, 93°17'19"W

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5244 Lyndale Ave SSouthwest Minneapolis (Lynnhurst)Minneapolis 55419 United States

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(952) 847-8375

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Washburn Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cottontail on the Trail, Lake Harriet, The Museum of Russian Art, Minnesota Streetcar Museum.

1.1 miE
Monuments and statues
Cottontail on the Trail, Minneapolis
29 min walk • Cottontail on the Trail is a bronze sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The piece was commissioned as part of city's Art in Public Places program and was designed by Jeff Barber of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The sculpture, which depicts an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit, was permanently installed on Minnehaha Parkway in 2002.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Harriet, Minneapolis
33 min walk • Lake Harriet is a lake in the southwest part of Minneapolis, just south of Bde Maka Ska and north of Minnehaha Creek. The lake is surrounded by parkland as part of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum
The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis
18 min walk • The Museum of Russian Art, a nonprofit museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is the only major institution in North America devoted entirely to Russian art and culture from the entire scope of Russia's history.
1.6 miNW
Museum
Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Minneapolis
42 min walk • The Minnesota Streetcar Museum is a transport museum that operates two heritage streetcar lines in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the western suburb of Excelsior.
~1710 ftNE
Park, Tower
Washburn Park Water Tower, Minneapolis
9 min walk • The Washburn Park Water Tower poses as a landmark of early 20th-Century architectural achievement within the Tangletown neighborhood in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has been doing so for nearly 75 years.
1.6 miNW
Bridge
Queen Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis
42 min walk • The Queen Avenue Bridge is a reinforced concrete single-span barrel arch bridge in Minneapolis that spans the tracks used by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum. The bridge was built in 1905 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.8 miNE
44°54'57"N • 93°16'40"W
The Salt Cave Minnesota, Minneapolis
21 min walk • Cave, Natural attraction, Yoga and pilates
0.7 miSE
Neighbourhood
Windom, Minneapolis
17 min walk • The Windom neighborhood is located in the Southwest community of Minneapolis. Its borders are Diamond Lake Road and West 54th Street to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, West 62nd Street to the south, and Lyndale Avenue South and Highway 121 to the west.
0.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Tangletown, Minneapolis
13 min walk • Tangletown is a neighborhood in the Southwest community of Minneapolis. The neighborhood was officially known as Fuller until 1996 when it was changed to the present name, which reflects the winding streets in the neighborhood that do not conform to the regular street grid of South Minneapolis.
0.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Lynnhurst, Minneapolis
16 min walk • Lynnhurst is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are 46th Street to the north, Lyndale Avenue to the east, 54th Street to the south, and Penn Avenue to the west.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Armatage, Minneapolis
33 min walk • Armatage is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis. In the city's southwest corner, the neighborhood is bounded on the north by 54th Street West, on the east by Logan Avenue South, on the south by Highway 62, and on the west by the city limits at Xerxes Avenue South.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Washburn Library?

Nearby attractions include Washburn Park Water Tower, Minneapolis (9 min walk), Tangletown, Minneapolis (13 min walk), Charles and Grace Parker House, Minneapolis (15 min walk), Lynnhurst, Minneapolis (16 min walk).

How to get to Washburn Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Washburn Library:

Bus

50 St W • Lines: 4, 4B, 4G, 4P (10 min walk)
Dupont Av S • Lines: 4, 4B, 4G, 4P (11 min walk)