Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gates, New York Zoological Park

Landmark Name: 
Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gates, New York Zoological Park
LP Number: 
LP-00108
Link to Designation Report: 
Landmark Type: 
Individual Landmark
Designation Date: 
1/11/1967
Image Type: 
Designation Photos
Image Date: 
6/1/1973
Image Description: 
John Barrington Bayley Collection
BIN: 
2000000
BBL: 
2031200020
Borough: 
The Bronx
Block: 
3120
Lot: 
20
Architect or Builder: 
Paul Manship (sculptor), Charles A. Platt (architect)
Date of Construction: 
1926
Owner or Developer: 
New York Zoological Society
Style Primary: 
Not determined
Material Primary: 
Bronze
Use Original: 
Institutional, zoo
Building Type: 
Zoo Gates
Notes: 
The gates were a gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her brother, Paul Rainey, a big-game hunter and supporter of the New York Zoological Park.
File Name: 
LP0108_1973-06_002.tif