COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Baird Court, New York Zoological Park
LP Number:
LP-01888
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
6/20/2000
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
Jul-99
Address:
Bronx Park, south of East Fordham Road
BIN:
2116680
BBL:
2031200020
Borough:
The Bronx
Block:
3120
Lot:
20
Architect or Builder:
Heins & La Farge (architect); Harold A. Caparn (landscape)
Date of Construction:
1908
Owner or Developer:
City of New York; New York Zoological Society
Style Primary:
Beaux-Arts
Material Primary:
Limestone
Material Secondary:
Terra Cotta
Material Tertiary:
Granite
Material Quaternary:
Copper
Use Original:
Institutional, recreational, zoo
Building Type:
Zoo
Notes:
Elephant House: sculpture by Proctor and Charles R. Knight; Guastavino tiling and dome.
File Name:
LP1888_1999-07_072.jpg
Baird Court, New York Zoological Park
