Mount Carmel Park

Mount Carmel Park is a park in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Mount Carmel Park is situated nearby to the quarter Vermont-Slauson, as well as near the suburb Vermont Knolls.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John Muir Branch Library and Augustus F. Hawkins High School.

John Muir Branch Library

Library

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John Muir Branch Library is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library. It was built in 1930 based on a design by architect Henry F. Withey. In 1987, the Muir Branch and several other branch libraries in Los Angeles were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic group submission.

Augustus F. Hawkins High School

School

Hawkins High School is part of the largest school construction building program in the history of Los Angeles Unified School District. The school consists of three Small Learning Communities.

Vermont Square Branch Library

Library

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Vermont Square Branch Library is the oldest branch library in the Los Angeles Public Library system. Located about a mile southwest of the University of Southern California campus, in the Vermont Square district, it was built in 1913 with a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Vermont Square Branch Library is situated 1½ miles north of Mount Carmel Park.