COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
mediaCollectionId
NYClandmarks~2~2
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Collection
true
Landmark Name:
Astor Library
landmark_name
Astor Library
Landmark Name
false
LP Number:
LP-00016
lp_number
LP-00016
LP Number
false
Link to Designation Report:
link_to_designation_report
<a href="http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0016.pdf">Read the designation report</a>
Link to Designation Report
false
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
landmark_type
Individual Landmark
Landmark Type
false
Designation Date:
10/26/1965
designation_date
10/26/1965
Designation Date
false
Image Type:
Designation Photos
image_type
Designation Photos
Image Type
false
Image Description:
John Barrington Bayley Collection
image_description
John Barrington Bayley Collection
Image Description
false
Address:
423-437 Lafayette Street
address
423-437 Lafayette Street
Address
false
BIN:
1008774
bin
1008774
BIN
false
BBL:
1005440016
bbl
1005440016
BBL
false
Borough:
Manhattan
borough
Manhattan
Borough
false
Block:
544
block
544
Block
false
Lot:
16
lot
16
Lot
false
Architect or Builder:
Alexander Saeltzer
architect_or_builder
Alexander Saeltzer
Architect or Builder
false
Date of Construction:
1849
date_of_construction
1849
Date of Construction
false
Alteration Architect 1:
Griffith Thomas
alteration_architect_1
Griffith Thomas
Alteration Architect 1
false
Date of Alteration 1:
1856 - 1859
date_of_alteration_1
1856 - 1859
Date of Alteration 1
false
Alteration Architect 2:
Thomas Stent
alteration_architect_2
Thomas Stent
Alteration Architect 2
false
Date of Alteration 2:
1879 - 1881
date_of_alteration_2
1879 - 1881
Date of Alteration 2
false
Owner or Developer:
John Jacob Astor
owner_or_developer
John Jacob Astor
Owner or Developer
false
Style Primary:
Romanesque Revival (early)
style_primary
Romanesque Revival (early)
Style Primary
false
Material Primary:
Brick
material_primary
Brick
Material Primary
false
Material Secondary:
Brownstone
material_secondary
Brownstone
Material Secondary
false
Use Original:
Institutional, library
use_original
Institutional, library
Use Original
false
Use Other:
Commercial, theater
use_other
Commercial, theater
Use Other
false
Building Type:
Library
building_type
Library
Building Type
false
Building Type Other:
Theater
building_type_other
Theater
Building Type Other
false
Notes:
No. 423-427's south wing was built in 1849-1853 while its center section and north wing were built in 1856-1859 and 1879-1881 respectively. The building was later converted into the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
notes
No. 423-427's south wing was built in 1849-1853 while its center section and north wing were built in 1856-1859 and 1879-1881 respectively. The building was later converted into the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
Notes
false
File Name:
LP0016_001.jpg
file_name
LP0016_001.jpg
File Name
false