About New York Public Library Hamilton Grange Branch
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
The Hamilton Grange Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Hamilton Heights, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1905-1906. The branch was one of 65 built by the New York Public Library with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, 11 of them designed by McKim, Mead & White. It is a three-story-high, five-bay-wide building faced in deeply rusticated gray limestone in an Italian Renaissance style. The building features round arched openings on the first floor and bronze lamps and grilles.
It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1970 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.