Morgan Library & Museum (original building)

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Beaux-Arts architecture landmark building library building museum building

The original Morgan Library & Museum building is a landmark early 20th-century New York City library and museum renowned for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and opulent, book-lined interiors.

Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form As subject As object
Pierpont Morgan Library 0 2
J. P. Morgan Library 0 1
Morgan Library & Museum 0 1
Morgan Library & Museum expansion 0 1
Morgan Library (New York) 0 1
Morgan Library building in New York City 0 1
The Morgan Library & Museum 0 1
The Morgan Library & Museum complex 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture →
landmark building →
library building →
museum building →
architect Charles Follen McKim →
McKim, Mead & White →
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts →
Renaissance Revival →
category Historic house museums in Manhattan →
Libraries in Manhattan →
client J. P. Morgan →
completionDate 1906 →
country United States of America →
designatedBy National Park Service →
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission →
era early 20th century →
floorCount 2 →
function museum gallery space →
private library (original) →
hasCollection drawings and prints →
historical documents →
illuminated manuscripts →
rare books →
hasPart East Room (library) →
McKim building →
North Room (gallery) →
Rotunda →
West Room (study) →
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark →
New York City Landmark →
heritageDesignationDate 1965 →
1966 →
locatedIn Manhattan →
Murray Hill →
surface form: Murray Hill, Manhattan

New York City →
United States of America →
surface form: United States
locatedOn Madison Avenue →
materialUsed Tennessee marble →
limestone →
name Morgan Library & Museum (original building) self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Pierpont Morgan Library
near Midtown Manhattan →
notableFor elaborate ceiling decoration →
historic rare book collections →
opulent book-lined interiors →
openingDate 1906 →
owner Morgan Library & Museum (original building) self-linksurface differs →
surface form: The Morgan Library & Museum
partOf Morgan Library & Museum (original building) self-linksurface differs →
surface form: The Morgan Library & Museum complex
patron J. P. Morgan →
startDate 1902 →

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brooke Astor → boardMemberOf → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
this entity surface form: Pierpont Morgan Library
Charles Follen McKim → designed → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
this entity surface form: Morgan Library building in New York City
Gutenberg Bible copies → haveNotableCopyLocation → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum
Morgan Library & Museum (original building) → name → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Pierpont Morgan Library
Charles Follen McKim → notableWork → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
this entity surface form: Morgan Library (New York)
McKim, Mead & White → notableWork → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
Renzo Piano Building Workshop → notableWork → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum expansion
J. P. Morgan → owned → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) →
this entity surface form: J. P. Morgan Library
Morgan Library & Museum (original building) → owner → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: The Morgan Library & Museum
Morgan Library & Museum (original building) → partOf → Morgan Library & Museum (original building) self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: The Morgan Library & Museum complex