View of the Centre Park Library, Detroit Public Library; old building located on Gratiot Avenue between Library and Farmer Streets, between 1875 and 1921. Three-story brick building, with arched windows, bust of unknown figure carved into front, and steps leading to pillared entranceway. Label on back: "The 1877 site of the Detroit Public Library on Gratiot Avenue in downtown Detroit, between Farmer St. and Library Ave. This building with additions served its purpose until March 1921, when the Library on Woodward Ave. was completed." Handwritten on back: "Centre Park Library, photo taken 1917."
