Lenox Library, New York City

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cultural institution defunct library private library

Lenox Library in New York City was a prominent 19th-century private library and cultural institution whose building, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, later became part of the foundation of the New York Public Library system.

Aliases (2)

Astor Library ×1
Lenox Library ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution → defunct library → private library →
accessPolicy	by appointment →
architect	Richard Morris Hunt →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts-influenced → French Second Empire →
avenueFrontage	Fifth Avenue →
borough	Manhattan →
buildingIncorporatedInto	New York Public Library system foundation →
buildingMaterial	brownstone →
buildingType	purpose-built library building →
category	Defunct libraries in the United States → Former buildings and structures in Manhattan → Libraries in Manhattan →
city	New York City →
collectionBecamePartOf	New York Public Library →
collectionFocus	American history → biblical literature → early printing →
collectionType	Americana → incunabula → manuscripts → maps → prints → rare books →
country	United States →
demolishedFor	construction of new buildings on Fifth Avenue →
era	Gilded Age →
establishedAsInstitution	19th century →
founder	James Lenox →
fundingType	privately funded →
locatedBetween	70th Street → 71st Street →
locatedIn	Manhattan → New York City →
locatedOn	Fifth Avenue →
mergedInto	New York Public Library →
namedAfter	James Lenox →
notableHolding	Gutenberg Bible copy owned by James Lenox → early American historical documents → early editions of Shakespeare →
significance	one of the major private libraries in 19th-century New York → precursor institution to the New York Public Library →
status	demolished →
successorInstitution	New York Public Library →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New York Public Library ("Astor Library") → New York Public Library ("Lenox Library") →	foundedBy
Richard Morris Hunt →	notableWork