Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Baird Court, New York Zoological Park
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Landmark Name:
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Baird Court, New York Zoological Park
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LP Number:
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LP-01888
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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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6/20/2000
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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Jul-99
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Address:
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Bronx Park, south of East Fordham Road
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BIN:
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2116680
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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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Heins & La Farge (architect); Harold A. Caparn (landscape)
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Date of Construction:
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1908
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Owner or Developer:
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City of New York; New York Zoological Society
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Style Primary:
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Beaux-Arts
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Material Primary:
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Limestone
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Material Secondary:
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Terra Cotta
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Material Tertiary:
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Granite
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Material Quaternary:
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Copper
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Use Original:
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Institutional, recreational, zoo
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Building Type:
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Zoo
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Notes:
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Elephant House: sculpture by Proctor and Charles R. Knight; Guastavino tiling and dome.
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File Name:
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LP1888_1999-07_076.jpg
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