COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Astor Library
LP Number:
LP-00016
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
10/26/1965
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Description:
John Barrington Bayley Collection
Address:
423-437 Lafayette Street
BIN:
1008774
BBL:
1005440016
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
544
Lot:
16
Architect or Builder:
Alexander Saeltzer
Date of Construction:
1849
Alteration Architect 1:
Griffith Thomas
Date of Alteration 1:
1856 - 1859
Alteration Architect 2:
Thomas Stent
Date of Alteration 2:
1879 - 1881
Owner or Developer:
John Jacob Astor
Style Primary:
Romanesque Revival (early)
Material Primary:
Brick
Material Secondary:
Brownstone
Use Original:
Institutional, library
Use Other:
Commercial, theater
Building Type:
Library
Building Type Other:
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.
File Name:
LP0016_002.jpg
Astor Library
