New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch

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New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark #LP-0599

New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch, December 2008
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Location	503 and 505 W. 145th St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°49′32″N 73°56′54″W / 40.82556°N 73.94833°W / 40.82556; -73.94833Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 73°56′54″W / 40.82556°N 73.94833°W / 40.82556; -73.94833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Architect	McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style	Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	81000410 ^[1]
NYCL #	LP-0599
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1981
Designated NYCL	March 31, 1970

New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch is a historic library building located in Hamilton Heights, New York, New York. 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]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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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