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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Carrere and Hastings Architect
Simpson,Lusby Architect
1842/00/00 James Renwick Jr Construction Supervisor Croton Aqueduct water system's distributing reservoir at 5th Ave and 42nd St built, 1837-1842. Some of the reservoir's original foundation can be found in the South Court at the New York Public Library.
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1919/10/25 Theodore Roosevelt In Memoriam Sponsored by Roosevelt Memorial Association, a flag service for TR is conducted on the steps of the NY Public Library. Notables include Henry Cabot Lodge and Henry J Allen. William Boyce Thompson holds the flag with the help of Henry D Lindsley. Death of Theodore Roosevelt

Places

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PlaceAsNotedInType
New York Public Library

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Particulars for New York Public Library and Bryant Park:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Beaux Arts
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Historic Use Library
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Park



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th October 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: New York Public Library and Bryant Park
Registry Address: Avenue of the Americas, 5th Ave., 40th and 42nd Sts.
Registry Number: 66000547
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Local
Architect: Carrere and Hastings; Simpson,Lusby
Architectural Style: Beaux arts
Area in Acres: 9
Contributing Buildings: 2
Other Certification: Additional documentation, Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; Local
Area of Significance: Landscape architecture, Education, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1895, 1911, c 1933
Historic Function: Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-Function: Park, Library
Current Function: Education, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Library Park

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