Brand Library & Art Center
City of Glendale
Glendale, California

The Brand Library and Art Center are housed in a mansion commissioned by Leslie C. Brand and built by his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Dryden, in 1904. After Brand's death in 1925, the mansion was bequeathed to the City of Glendale with the stipulation that it be used exclusively as a public park and library. The mansion was converted into Brand Library, and an addition was completed in 1969 that includes facilities for art exhibitions, lectures, concerts, and art and craft studios.

ARG developed a Master Plan for the Library and Art Center, which involved analyzing both the library and the gallery space expansion needs, including the incorporation of technological upgrades. We addressed issues relating to historic significance and preservation of the mansion, accessibility, life-safety improvements, maintenance, and program-ming.

For more information on Brand Library, visit www.ci.glendale.ca.us/government/library/
brand/brand_index.asp.