Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Museum Building, Fountain of Life, and Tulip Tree Allee, New York Botanical Garden
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Landmark Name:
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Museum Building, Fountain of Life, and Tulip Tree Allee, New York Botanical Garden
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LP Number:
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LP-02311
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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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3/24/2009
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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2/11/2009
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Address:
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Watson Drive and Garden Way, New York Botanical Garden
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BIN:
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2118170
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BBL:
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2032720001
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Borough:
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The Bronx
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Block:
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3272
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Lot:
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1
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Architect or Builder:
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Robert W. Gibson
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Date of Construction:
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1898
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Owner or Developer:
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New York Botanical Garden
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Style Primary:
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neo-Renaissance
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Material Primary:
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Gray Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Terra Cotta
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Material Tertiary:
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Metal
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Use Original:
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Institutional, museum
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Use Other:
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Institutional, library
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Building Type:
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Museum
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Building Type Other:
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Library
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Notes:
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Fountain, 1901-05, by Carl (Charles) E. Tefft, sculptor, and Robert W. Gibson, architect; allee planted 1903-11.
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File Name:
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LP2311_2009-02-11_054.jpg
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