Category:Astor Library

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English: At the suggestion of bibliographer Joseph Cogswell, American merchant John Jacob Astor left $400,000 for founding The Astor Library. This provision was carried out by his son William Backhouse Astor, and Cogswell was its first librarian and personally purchased much of its initial collection. Its building, located on Lafayette Street (Lafayette Place when the library was built) in New York City, was constructed between 1849 and 1881: the south wing (1849-1853) was designed by Alexander Saeltzer, the center section (1856-1869) by Griffith Thomas, the north wing (1879-1881) by Thomas Stent. The conversion into the Joseph Papp Public Theatre occured in 1967-1976, designed by Giorgio Cavaglieri. Betweentimes the building housed the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. The style is Rundbogenstil, a German version of Romanesque Revival. The building was designated a NYC landmark in 1965. (Sources: AIA Guide to NYC {4th ed.), NYC Landmarks (4th ed.) and History of the New York Public Library (1923))

Astor Library

historic building that used to be part of the NYPL system

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Part of

New York Public Library

Location

Manhattan, New York City, New York

Architectural style

Rundbogenstil

Inception

18 January 1849

Followed by

New York Public Library

Map

40° 43′ 45″ N, 73° 59′ 30″ W

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Q4811069 ISNI: 0000000107073171 VIAF ID: 152993650 Library of Congress authority ID: n87850820 NL CR AUT ID: ko2002111717 National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007425774605171
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Joseph Cogswell‎ (5 F)

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Joe's Pub‎ (16 F)

Media in category "Astor Library"

The following 52 files are in this category, out of 52 total.

(King1893NYC) pg332 ASTOR LIBRARY, LAFAYETTE PLACE.jpg 1,281 × 949; 793 KB
A Photo by William W. Ward, "Untitled." (15287556865).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 11.63 MB
The act of incorporation and by-aws of the trustees of the Astor Library (IA actofincorporati00asto).pdf 752 × 1,227, 12 pages; 526 KB
Appletons' Astor John Jacob - library.jpg 749 × 473; 144 KB
Astor Library building 1854.jpg 2,221 × 2,133; 913 KB
Astor Library Building, New York City, 1852.tiff 1,184 × 969; 2.51 MB
Astor Library cartoon by Chip.png 961 × 862; 49 KB
Astor Library circa 1870.jpg 2,897 × 2,085; 1.02 MB
Astor Library South Hall.jpg 2,245 × 2,635; 1.32 MB
Astor Library sunny jeh.jpg 2,941 × 2,892; 1.61 MB
Astor Library, Lafayette Place, near Eighth Street - Stacy 691 B'way. LCCN2016653310.jpg 2,174 × 3,438; 1.17 MB
Astor Library, Lafayette Place, near Eighth Street - Stacy 691 B'way. LCCN2016653310.tif 2,174 × 3,438; 21.44 MB
Astor Library, Lafayette Place, New York City.jpg 1,348 × 1,005; 832 KB
Astor Library, Lafayette Place; New York, New York - jpg version.jpg 1,109 × 1,077; 1.42 MB
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Astor Library, New York City.tiff 1,354 × 1,001; 3.7 MB
B Gersten at the Delacorte (credit Cora Cahan) (cropped) (2).jpg 185 × 209; 17 KB
B Gersten at the Delacorte (credit Cora Cahan) (cropped).jpg 185 × 246; 19 KB
B Gersten at the Delacorte (credit Cora Cahan).jpg 435 × 640; 82 KB
Black Lives Matter (50053822758).jpg 3,317 × 1,866; 1.34 MB
Catalogue of the Astor library (continuation). Authors and books. A-(Z) (IA catalogueofasto01asto).pdf 822 × 1,391, 1,148 pages; 75.72 MB
Catalogue of the Astor library (continuation). Authors and books. A-(Z) (IA catalogueofasto02asto).pdf 862 × 1,412, 970 pages; 63.48 MB
Catalogue of the Astor library (continuation). Authors and books. A-(Z) (IA catalogueofasto03asto).pdf 975 × 1,497, 1,104 pages; 70.99 MB
Catalogue of the Astor library (continuation). Authors and books. A-(Z) (IA catalogueofasto04asto).pdf 952 × 1,502, 1,138 pages; 73.56 MB
Cloud Mirror (14932140685).jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 7.03 MB
Interior view of the Astor Library, New York LCCN2002711812.jpg 6,365 × 5,134; 5.9 MB
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Meeting someone for dinner... (15030111958).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 10.84 MB
Nearly an accident... (14929163511).jpg 2,928 × 2,196; 2.15 MB
Astor Library. Colonial House, east side of Lafayette Place (NYPL b11524053-1150617).tiff 1,776 × 2,289; 11.64 MB
Public Theater, NYC.jpg 4,546 × 2,557; 6.36 MB
Public Theatre Astor Library Building from south.jpg 2,038 × 1,691; 795 KB
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Public Theatre Astor Lubrary Building from north.jpg 2,013 × 1,519; 768 KB
Public Theatre.jpg 1,733 × 1,157; 321 KB
Sanborn Manhattan V. 3 Plate 24 publ. 1904.jpg 4,456 × 6,608; 5.44 MB
The Public (15963619744).jpg 3,942 × 3,154; 8.07 MB
The Public Theater (48072652481).jpg 3,160 × 3,160; 7.18 MB
The Public Theater - NY Shakespeare Festival 2010.11.23.JPG 2,592 × 1,936; 1.65 MB
The Public Theater stage by David Shankbone.jpg 2,877 × 2,297; 7.85 MB
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Astor Library, Lafayette Place, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg 2,550 × 1,223; 1.07 MB
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Astor Library, N.Y, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views crop.jpg 967 × 776; 226 KB
Astor Library, N.Y, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg 2,614 × 1,331; 986 KB
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