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Morgan Library and Museum

  • Also Known As: Pierpont Morgan Library

  • Hours: Tuesday through Thursday: 10:30 am to 5 pm, Friday: 10:30 am to 9 pm Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday: 11 am to 6 pm
  • Phone: (212) 685-0008
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1902/00/00 J P Morgan Benefactor Pierpont Morgan chooses architect Charles McKim to design a library for his collection of rare books. It was built between 1902 and 1906.
1902/00/00 Charles Follen McKim Architect Pierpont Morgan chooses architect Charles McKim to design a library for his collection of rare books. It was built between 1902 and 1906.
1913/04/14 J P Morgan In Memoriam J P Morgan's body lays in State in his Library. His remains are carried by horse drawn carriage to St George's Episcopal Church. Death of John Pierpont Morgan
1924/00/00 J P Morgan Jr Benefactor J P Morgan Jr establishes the Morgan Library as a public institution and transfers its ownership, along with a $1.5 million endowment, to a board of trustees.

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Particulars for Morgan Library and Museum:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Economics
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Library
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Architectural Style Renaissance Revival
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 13th November 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Morgan, Pierpont, Library
Registry Address: 33 E. 36th St.
Registry Number: 66000544
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: McKim,Mead, and White
Architectural Style: Renaissance
Contributing Buildings: 1
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Commerce, Economics, Education, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1906
Associated People: Morgan,J. Pierpont
Historic Function: Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Library
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-Function: Library

Creative Works »

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Ragtime: A Novel Book E L Doctorow Setting

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