115th Street Library

Library in Manhattan, New York January 2025 New York Public Library Harlem Jul 2026 89.jpg Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library, July 2026 203 W. 115th St., New York, New York 40 48 10 N 73 57 14 W region:US-NY_type:landmark inline,title yes yes center 250 250 14 point 115th Street Library less than one acre 1907 McKim, Mead & White Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Neo Italian Renaissance May 6, 1980 80002704 2009a NYCL 0298 #ffe978 July 12, 1967 The Harry Belafonte 115th Street Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Harlem, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1907–1908 and opened on November 6, 1908. It is a three-story-high, three-bay-wide building faced in deeply rusticated gray limestone in a Neo Italian Renaissance style. 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. The building is 50 feet wide and features three evenly spaced arched openings on the first floor.none https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319778 National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch National Archives and Records Administration Framberger David J. Olshansky Joan R. Spencer-Ralph Elizabeth December 1979 November 13, 2025 () The branch served as Harlem cultural center and hub of organizing efforts.Bennis Phyllis 2017-11-01 Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Activist Harry Belafonte Goes to the Library en-us https://progressive.org/api/content/3ae7738c-be5e-11e7-bda9-121bebc5777e/ 2022-06-27 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. In 2017, the branch was renamed to honor Harry Belafonte who lived near the branch.https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/115th-street About the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library The New York Public Library 2022-06-27Boyd Herb 2017-05-11 Library renamed the Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library en-US https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/05/11/library-renamed-harry-belafonte-115th-street-libra/ 2022-06-27 Another branch of the Library, the Schomburg Center holds Belafonte's archives.Schuessler Jennifer 2020-03-13 Six Decades After the Banana Boat, Harry Belafonte's Archive Sails Home en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/arts/harry-belafonte-archives-schomburg.html 2022-06-27 0362-4331 See also List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan above 110th Street References autocollapse Category:Library buildings completed in 1908 Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in New York City Category:Carnegie libraries in New York City 115th Street Branch Category:1908 establishments in New York City Category:1900s architecture in the United States Category:Education in Harlem Category:McKim, Mead & White buildings