New_York_Public_Library_Hamilton_Grange_Branch

Hamilton Grange Library

Hamilton Grange Library

United States historic place

The Hamilton Grange Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1905–1906. The branch was one of 65 built by the New York Public Library with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, 11 of them designed by McKim, Mead & White. It is a three-story-high, five-bay-wide building faced in deeply rusticated gray limestone in an Italian Renaissance style. The building features round arched openings on the first floor and bronze lamps and grilles.[2]

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It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1970 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Suzanne J. Wilson and Anne B. Covell (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying two photos".


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