135 Second Avenues

Overview

Address: 135-2ed Avenues
Type of resource: Institutional
Original use: Public Library
Current use: Public Library
Over all condition: Excellent
Explain: It is well preserved and still looks brand new. The main reason should be the public fund donation.
Description of resource: It is a part of New York Public Library and it is a huge building with five floors. It has two entrance and lots windows.
History of resource: One building was built to be used as the library, and the other was to be a dispensary. In 1897, the three-story building was given a side extension and in 1929 a one-story extension. In 1951, the elevator shaft within the dispensary was altered. And the building date is back to 1884.
Architect: William Schickel
Owner: Oswald Ottendorfer

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updated 04/2013 by NYU Tourism Maps