American Museum of Natural History (original buildings)

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historic building landmark museum building complex

The American Museum of Natural History’s original buildings are a landmark complex in New York City designed in the late 19th century in a grand, Victorian Gothic–influenced style that helped define the museum’s historic architectural character.

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American Museum of Natural History ×2

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building → landmark → museum building complex →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival → Victorian Gothic → picturesque eclectic →
contributesTo	historic architectural character of the American Museum of Natural History →
country	United States of America →
designPeriod	late 19th century →
era	Gilded Age →
faces	Central Park West →
forms	core of the American Museum of Natural History campus →
hasContext	Central Park West museum and cultural corridor →
hasFeature	arched windows → asymmetrical massing → courtyards → gables → interior exhibition halls → ornamental stonework → towers →
hasFunction	educational facility → exhibition space → museum →
hasType	original construction phase of museum →
heritageDesignation	New York City Landmark → part of a historic district on the Upper West Side →
influencedBy	Victorian-era museum architecture →
isSubjectOf	architectural history studies of New York museums → landmark preservation discussions in New York City →
locatedIn	Central Park West–79th Street area → Manhattan → New York City →
locatedOn	Upper West Side →
materialUsed	brick → stone →
partOf	American Museum of Natural History →
roofType	pitched roof →
significance	helped define the museum’s historic architectural identity → important example of late 19th-century institutional architecture in New York City →
usedFor	display of natural history collections → public education → scientific research support spaces →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Franz Boas ("American Museum of Natural History") → Neil deGrasse Tyson ("American Museum of Natural History") →	employer
Calvert Vaux →	notableWork