Hamilton Grange Library Explained

New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch
Designated Other2 Name:New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Abbr:NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Number:0599
Designated Other2 Color:
  1. ffe978
Designated Other2 Date:March 31, 1970
Location:503 and 505 W. 145th St., New York, New York
Coordinates:40.8256°N -73.9483°W
Built:1905
Architect:McKim, Mead & White
Architecture:Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
Added:July 23, 1981
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:81000410

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.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch. July 1979. 2011-03-19 . Suzanne J. Wilson and Anne B. Covell. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos.