Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gates, New York Zoological Park
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Landmark Name:
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Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gates, New York Zoological Park
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LP Number:
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LP-00108
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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1/11/1967
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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6/1/1973
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Image Description:
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John Barrington Bayley Collection
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BIN:
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2000000
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BBL:
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2031200020
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Borough:
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The Bronx
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Block:
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3120
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Lot:
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20
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Architect or Builder:
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Paul Manship (sculptor), Charles A. Platt (architect)
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Date of Construction:
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1926
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Owner or Developer:
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New York Zoological Society
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Style Primary:
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Not determined
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Material Primary:
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Bronze
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Use Original:
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Institutional, zoo
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Building Type:
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Zoo Gates
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Notes:
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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.
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File Name:
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LP0108_1973-06_007.tif
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