Yorkville Library

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New York Public Library
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Yorkville Branch in 2008
Yorkville Library
Location222 East 79th Street, New York City, New York
Coordinates 40°46′25″N73°57′23″W / 40.77361°N 73.95639°W / 40.77361; -73.95639
Built1902
ArchitectJames Brown Lord
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 82003386 [1]
NYCL No.0425
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1982
Designated NYCLJanuary 24, 1967

The Yorkville Branch of the New York Public Library was built in 1902. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Luella A. Adams and Anne B. Covell (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York Public Library, Yorkville Branch". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2011-03-25.See also: "Accompanying three photos".