| 词条 | Riggs Library |
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| name = Riggs Library | image = November 1969 RIGGS LIBRARY STACKS, THIRD FLOOR, SOUTH WING - Georgetown University, Healy Building, Thirty-seventh and O Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,GEO,118-23.tif | caption = Riggs Library in 1969 | location = Healy Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. | completion_date = 1891 | building_type = Library | architectural_style = Cast-iron | coordinates = {{coord|38|54|27.5|N|77|4|22.1|W}} | image_alt = An auditorium with a balcony and raised stage surrounded by decorative arches on the walls. }} Riggs Library was the main library of Georgetown University from 1891-1970, until being replaced by Lauinger Library. It is housed in the south tower of Healy Hall, on the third floor. Riggs Library is one of the few extant cast-iron libraries in the nation. The library still serves its original function of storing books despite its primary use as a formal event space. The library's construction was funded by E. Francis Riggs as a memorial to his father and brother, and was supervised by architect Paul Pelz, who designed Healy Hall and the Library of Congress, although Riggs did not open until a full decade after Healy Hall opened for use.[1] Gallery{{Gallery|File:Georgetown University -40.JPG|Riggs Library furnished for an event in 2010|File:November 1969 LOOKING NORTH AT STACK LEVELS, RIGGS LIBRARY - Georgetown University, Healy Building, Thirty-seventh and O Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,GEO,118-24.tif|Library stacks as they appeared in 1969|File:November 1969 PANELED ENDS OF CAST-IRON STACKS, RIGGS LIBRARY - Georgetown University, Healy Building, Thirty-seventh and O Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,GEO,118-27.tif|Decorated ends of book stacks as they appeared in 1969|File:November 1969 DETAIL OF SPIRAL STAIRWAY TO UPPER STACKS, NORTHEAST CORNER OF RIGGS LIBRARY - Georgetown University, Healy Building, Thirty-seventh and O Streets, Northwest, HABS DC,GEO,118-26.tif|Spiral staircase as it appeared in 1969|File:Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks at the Georgetown University Interfaith Luncheon (12194988573).jpg|Secretary of State John Kerry delivering remarks in the library in 2014}}See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Riggs Library|url=https://www.library.georgetown.edu/libraries/riggs|website=Georgetown University Library|publisher=Georgetown University|accessdate=13 August 2015}} External links{{Commons category}}
2 : Georgetown University buildings|Libraries in Washington, D.C. |
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