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New York Public Library
New York Public Library, New York
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Quick Facts
City  New York
Country  USA
Year  1898 - 1911
Realisation
Architect  Carrère & Hastings
Building Info
Name  New York Public Library
Category  Library
Materials  white vermont marble
Address  476 Fifth Avenue, between 40th & 42nd street
Notes
The NY Public library was formed when the Astor Library, the Tilden Trust and the Lenox Library merged in 1895.
Great example of Beaux-Arts architecture.
In the 1980s, the building was restored by Davis, Brody & Associates.
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