Morgan Library & Museum (original building)

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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.

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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historical documents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

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McKim, Mead & White notableWork Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
Brooke Astor boardMemberOf Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Pierpont Morgan Library
J. P. Morgan owned Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: J. P. Morgan Library
Charles Follen McKim notableWork Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library (New York)
Charles Follen McKim designed Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library building in New York City
Renzo Piano Building Workshop notableWork Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum expansion
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
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
McKim notableWork Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
subject surface form: Charles Follen McKim
McKim notableWork Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
subject surface form: McKim, Mead & White
Henry Sturgis Morgan boardMemberOf Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum
McKim building partOf Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: The Morgan Library & Museum
McKim building alsoKnownAs Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
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McKim building affiliation Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
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East Room (library) locatedIn Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
subject surface form: East Room (library)
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West Room (study) locatedIn Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
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West Room (study) locatedIn Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
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West Room (study) category Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Rooms at The Morgan Library & Museum
Rotunda locatedIn Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
subject surface form: Rotunda (Morgan Library & Museum)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum
Rotunda belongsTo Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
subject surface form: Rotunda (Morgan Library & Museum)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum historic building ensemble
Rotunda touristAttractionWithin Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
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this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum
North Room (gallery) partOf Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum
North Room (gallery) locatedIn Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum original building
North Room (gallery) associatedWith Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: J. Pierpont Morgan Library
North Room (gallery) ownedBy Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum
North Room (gallery) operatedBy Morgan Library & Museum (original building)
this entity surface form: Morgan Library & Museum