Bellevue / William O. Lockridge Library
Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) System. It was originally opened to the public in 1959. It was renovated with a design by British architect David Adjaye and named after activist William O'Neal Lockridge. History. The Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Neighborhood Library was built in 1959 as the Washington Highlands Branch Library, funded under a public works program for the District of Columbia. The building was renamed by the DC Council after it was rebuilt on the original site in 2012. Designed by David Adjaye , the new Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Neighborhood Library was described in Architectural Record as "more like a Brutalist treehouse than the glimmering pavilion that is the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library." The library is set on a steep, hilly site, named both for a community activist and the Bellevue neighborhood.