New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch


New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch, March 2009
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Location	203 W. 115th St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′10″N 73°57′14″W / 40.80278°N 73.95389°W / 40.80278; -73.95389Coordinates: 40°48′10″N 73°57′14″W / 40.80278°N 73.95389°W / 40.80278; -73.95389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Architect	McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Neo Italian Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	80002704 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1980

New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch is a historic library building located in Harlem, New York, New York. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1907–1908. It is a three story high, three bay wide building faced in deeply rusticated gray limestone in a Neo Italian Renaissance style. 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. The building is 50 feet wide and features three evenly spaced arched openings on the first floor.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ David Framberger; Joan R. Olshansky & Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying two photos".

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