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 Carnegie libraries

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 in New York City

New York City

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, where 67 libraries were built with funds from one grant (totaling $5,202,261) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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 on December 8, 1899. Although the original grant was negotiated in 1899, most of the grant money was awarded as the libraries were built between 1901 and 1923.

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Carnegie libraries in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island

In Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

, the Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

, and Staten Island

Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...

, 39 libraries were built and became part of the New York Public Library

New York Public Library

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	Library	Borough	Image	Location	Notes
1	115th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		203 W. 115th St. 40°48′10"N 73°57′14"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1908.
2	125th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		224 E. 125th St. 40°48′10.89"N 73°56′5.52"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1904.
3	135th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		103 W. 135th St. 40°48′52.31"N 73°56′28.98"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1905. Now part of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research center of The New York Public Library.
4	58th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		121-7 East 58th Street	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened May 10, 1907. It was demolished and replaced by a new branch in two floors of an office tower at 127 East 58th Street, which opened in 1969.
5	67th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		328 E. 67th St. 40°45′53.69"N 73°57′34.29"W	Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard in the style of the Yorkville branch and opened in 1905, this building has undergone two extensive renovations in the 1950s and 2005.
6	96th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		112 E. 96th St. 40°47′9.57"N 73°57′6.34"W	Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard and opened in September 1905.
7	Aguilar	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		174 E. 110th St. 40°47′39.11"N 73°56′36.32"W	Designed by Herts Henry Beaumont Herts Henry Beaumont Herts was an American architect.Herts was born in New York City, attended, but did not graduate from, Columbia University, and apprenticed under Bruce Price...  & Tallant, this building opened as a branch of The New York Public Library in November 1905. "This library is apparently not an entirely new building but is rather an extensive renovation of the earlier [1899] Aguilar Library building on the same site."
8	Chatham Square	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		33 E. Broadway 40°42′48.25"N 73°59′47.44"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1903.
9	Columbus	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		742 10th Ave. 40°45′53.85"N 73°59′28.53"W	Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard and opened in 1909.
10	Epiphany	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		228 E. 23rd St. 40°44′17.18"N 73°58′55.06"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in September 1907.
11	Fordham	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		2556 Bainbridge Ave. 40°51′45.76"N 73°53′34.5"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1923, this building was the Fordham Library Center, The New York Public Library's central branch in the Bronx, through 2005, when it closed and was replaced by the newly constructed Bronx Library Center.
12	Fort Washington	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		535 W. 179th St. 40°50′52.12"N 73°56′2.41"W	Designed by Cook & Welch and opened in April 1914.
13	Hamilton Fish	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		388-92 East Houston Street	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1909, the building was razed during the widening of Houston Street. A public housing project now stands at its original site. A new Hamilton Fish Park Branch opened at 415 East Houston Street in 1960.
14	Hamilton Grange	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		503 W. 145th St. 40°49′32.2"N 73°56′53.04"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1907.
15	Harlem	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		9 W. 124th St. 40°48′22.29"N 73°56′35.86"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1909, this building was renovated in 2004 at a cost of nearly $4 million.
16	High Bridge	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		78 W. 168th St. 40°50′17.48"N 73°55′25.37"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1908. Demolished in 1975 and replaced by a new High Bridge Branch on the same site.
17	Hudson Park	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		66 Leroy St. 40°43′47.95"N 74°0′18.57"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1906.
18	Hunt's Point	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		877 Southern Blvd. 40°49′7.11"N 73°53′38.68"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and completed in 1929, this was the final Carnegie building added to the New York Public Library system.
19	Kingsbridge	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		3041 Kingsbridge Ave. 40°52′44.18"N 73°54′26.79"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened May 19, 1905. This branch outgrew its original building and closed in 1958. It is now the Spuyten Duyvil Preschool.
20	Melrose	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		910 Morris Ave. 40°49′35.73"N 73°55′3.42"W	A Carrère & Hastings design, this branch opened January 16, 1914. It was originally four stories but was reduced to two in 1959.
21	Morrisania	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		610 E. 169th St. 40°49′53"N 73°54′6.16"W	Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard and opened in 1908.
22	Mott Haven	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		321 E. 140th St. 40°48′41.49"N 73°55′27.42"W	The oldest library building in the Bronx, this branch opened in 1905, designed by Carrère & Hastings.
23	Muhlenberg	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		209 W. 23rd St. 40°44′40.02"N 73°59′45.61"W	Designed by Carrère and Hastings, this branch opened in 1906.
24	Port Richmond	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...		75 Bennett St. 40°38′15.19"N 74°7′52.14"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1905.
25	Riverside	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		190 Amsterdam Ave. 40°46′35.9"N 73°59′1.04"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1905, this building stood until 1969, when it was replaced by a newer library building on the same site. That branch was replaced by another in 1992, at 127 Amsterdam Ave.
26	Rivington Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		61 Rivington St. 40°43′15.15"N 73°59′24.84"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1905, the building is now a church.
27	Saint Agnes	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		444 Amsterdam Ave. 40°47′5.44"N 73°58′38.96"W	Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, this branch opened in 1906.
28	Saint Gabriel's Park	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		303-5 East 36th Street	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1908. Razed in order to construct the Queens–Midtown Tunnel.
29	Saint George	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...		5 Central Ave. 40°38′30.18"N 74°4′35.94"W	Known today as the St. George Library Center, this Carrère and Hastings work opened on June 26, 1907, and is the largest library on Staten Island.
30	Seward Park	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		192 E. Broadway 40°42′52.08"N 73°59′18.68"W	Designed by Babb, Cook & Willard, this branch opened on November 11, 1909.
31	Stapleton	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...		132 Canal St. 40°37′35.25"N 74°4′40.78"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1907.
32	Tompkins Square	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		331 E. 10th St. 40°43′38.39"N 73°58′49.5"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White, this branch opened in 1904.
33	Tottenville	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...		7430 Amboy Rd. 40°30′34.5"N 74°14′38.79"W	A Carrère and Hastings design, this branch opened in 1904.
34	Tremont	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		1866 Washington Ave. 40°50′45.72"N 73°53′54.04"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings and opened in 1905.
35	Washington Heights	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		1000 St. Nicholas Ave. 40°50′4.26"N 73°56′22.81"W	Designed by Carrère & Hastings, this branch opened in 1914.
36	Webster	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		1465 York Ave. 40°46′14.27"N 73°57′4.6"W	This Babb, Cook & Willard work opened on October 24, 1906.
37	West 40th Street	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		457 West 40th Street	Designed by Cook & Welch, this building opened in 1913 and is now part of the Covenant House Covenant House Covenant House is the largest privately funded agency in the Americas providing shelter, food, immediate crisis care, and an array of other services to homeless, and runaway youth. In addition to basic needs, Covenant House provides a continuum of care to homeless youth aged 16–21 designed to...   complex.
38	Woodstock	The Bronx The Bronx The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...		761 E. 160th St. 40°49′13.45"N 73°54′19.4"W	Designed by McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1914.
39	Yorkville	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...		222 E. 79th St. 40°46′25.15"N 73°57′22.72"W	Designed by James Brown Lord, this branch opened December 13, 1902, the first Carnegie library built in New York City.

Carnegie libraries in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

 received $1.6 million of the entire grant to construct 21 libraries for the Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Public Library is the public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is the fifth largest public library system in the United States. Like the two other public library systems in New York City, it is an independent nonprofit organization that is funded by the...

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	Library	Image	Location	Notes
1	Arlington
2	Bedford
3	Brownsville
4	Bushwick
5	Carroll Park
6	DeKalb
7	Eastern Parkway
8	Faltbush
9	Fort Hamilton
10	Greenpoint
11	Leonard		81 Devoe St. at Leonard St., Williamsburg	Opened in 1908; designed by William Tubby William Tubby William Bunker Tubby was an American architect, particularly in New York City.Tubby was born in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1875. He worked in the architectural offices of Ebenezer L. Roberts until beginning his own firm in 1883...
12	Macon
13	Pacific
14	Prospect
15	Red Hook
16	Saratoga
17	South
18	Stone Avenue
19	Walt Whitman
20	Washington Irving
21	Williamsburg

Carnegie libraries in Queens

Queens

Queens

Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....

 received $240,000 from the grant and built seven libraries for the Queens Library.

	Library	Image	Location	Notes
1	Astoria
2	Elmhurst
3	Far Rockaway
4	Flushing
5	Poppenhusen
6	Richmond Hill
7	Woodhaven