O. Meredith Wilson Library, University of Minnesota, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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O. Meredith Wilson Library

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Address: 309 19th Avenue S
Neighborhood/s: University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, West Bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota
City/locality-
State/province
Minneapolis, Minnesota
County-
State/province:
Hennepin County, Minnesota
State/province: Minnesota
Country: United States
Year built: 1967
Primary Style: Modern
Historic Function: Library
Current Function: Library
Architect or source of design: Cerny Associates
Material of Exterior Wall Covering: Brick
Part of the Site: University of Minnesota, West Bank Campus
Notes: renovated 2005
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O. Meredith Wilson Library, University of Minnesota, 309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(44.971037° N, 93.245673° W)


The O. Meredith Wilson Library, often simply called Wilson Library, is one of the main research libraries on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities Campus.


Memories and stories

Memory

The library's elevator only goes up to the fourth floor, but students at the University of Minnesota--especially graduate students who spent a lot of time there--claimed that the library had a mysterious fifth floor that only professors access by using a special stairway.

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Wilson Library Website

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