Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Astor Library
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Landmark Name:
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Astor Library
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LP Number:
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LP-00016
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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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10/26/1965
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Description:
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John Barrington Bayley Collection
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Address:
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423-437 Lafayette Street
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BIN:
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1008774
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BBL:
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1005440016
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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544
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Lot:
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16
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Architect or Builder:
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Alexander Saeltzer
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Date of Construction:
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1849
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Griffith Thomas
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1856 - 1859
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Alteration Architect 2:
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Thomas Stent
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Date of Alteration 2:
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1879 - 1881
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Owner or Developer:
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John Jacob Astor
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Style Primary:
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Romanesque Revival (early)
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Material Primary:
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Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Brownstone
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Use Original:
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Institutional, library
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Use Other:
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Commercial, theater
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Building Type:
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Library
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Building Type Other:
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Theater
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Notes:
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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.
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File Name:
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LP0016_001.jpg
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