| New York Public Library | |
| Location: | 203 W. 115th St., New York, New York |
| Coordinates: | 40.8028°N -73.9539°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1907 |
| Architect: | McKim, Mead & White |
| Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Neo Italian Renaissance |
| Added: | May 6, 1980 |
| Refnum: | 80002704 |
| Designated Other2 Name: | NYC Landmark |
| Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
| Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
| Designated Other2 Number: | 0298 |
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| Designated Other2 Date: | 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.[1] The branch served as Harlem cultural center and hub of organizing efforts.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. In 2017, the branch was renamed to honor Harry Belafonte who lived near the branch.[3] [4] Another branch of the Library, the Schomburg Center holds Belafonte's archives.[5]