Hamilton Grange Library

	New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district – Contributing property
	New York State Register of Historic Places
	New York City Landmark
	New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch, December 2008
Location	503 and 505 W. 145th St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°49′32″N 73°56′54″W / 40.82556°N 73.94833°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Architect	McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style	Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
Part of	West Harlem Historic District (ID100008341)
NRHP reference No.	81000410
NYSRHP No.	06101.001803
NYCL No.	0599
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1981
Designated NYSRHP	June 16, 1981
Designated NYCL	March 31, 1970

The Hamilton Grange Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1905–1906.^[3] The branch was one of 65 built by the New York Public Library with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, 11 of them designed by McKim, Mead & White. It is a three-story-high, five-bay-wide building faced in deeply rusticated gray limestone in an Italian Renaissance style. The building features round arched openings on the first floor and bronze lamps and grilles.^[4]

It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1970^[5] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
↑ "About the Hamilton Grange Library". The New York Public Library. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
↑ Suzanne J. Wilson and Anne B. Covell (July 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ "Hamilton Grange Branch of the New York Public Library" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. March 31, 1970. Retrieved September 3, 2026.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Cultural_Resource_Information_System-2] "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

[3] "About the Hamilton Grange Library". The New York Public Library. Retrieved September 3, 2026.

[nrhpinv_ny-4] Suzanne J. Wilson and Anne B. Covell (July 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Branch. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[5] "Hamilton Grange Branch of the New York Public Library" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. March 31, 1970. Retrieved September 3, 2026.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States

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