115th Street Library
New York Public Library | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
NYC Landmark No. 0298
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![]() Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library, March 2009 | |
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Location | 203 W. 115th St., New York, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°48′10″N 73°57′14″W / 40.80278°N 73.95389°WCoordinates: 40°48′10″N 73°57′14″W / 40.80278°N 73.95389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | McKim, Mead & White |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Neo Italian Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 80002704 [1] |
NYCL No. | 0298 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 6, 1980 |
Designated NYCL | July 12, 1967 |
The Harry Belafonte 115th Street Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Harlem, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1907–1908 and opened on November 6, 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] In 2017, the branch was renamed to honor Harry Belafonte.[3]
See also[]
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying two photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ "About the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- Library buildings completed in 1908
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
- Renaissance Revival architecture in New York City
- Libraries in Manhattan
- Carnegie libraries in New York City
- New York Public Library branches
- Harlem
- 1908 establishments in New York (state)
- Manhattan Registered Historic Place stubs
- Manhattan building and structure stubs