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The first free library in the city of Albany, NY, the Albany Free Library, was established in 1893 by local educator John A. Howe. [3] In 1900, the Albany Free Library opened the Pine Hills Branch at 272 Ontario Street. [4] In 1901, the Pruyn Library opened at 135 North Pearl under the trusteeship of the YMA. [5]
The former Harmanus Bleecker Library is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue (New York State Route 5) and Dove Street in Albany, New York, United States. It is a brick and stone Classical Revival building constructed in the 1920s. In 1996 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]
Washington Avenue begins at Eagle Street, opposite the Albany City Hall, in Downtown Albany. Heading northwest, as a four-lane road, Washington Avenue moves past the northern side of the New York State Capitol as it climbs in elevation away from the Hudson River. From its beginnings at Eagle Street, Washington Avenue carries New York State Route 5.
The New York State Library is a research library in Albany, New York, United States. It was established in 1818 to serve the state government of New York and is part of the New York State Education Department. The library is one of the largest in the world by number of items held, with over 20 million cataloged items in 2011. [1]
Opened on December 16, 2013, the Mariners Harbor Library is located amidst the rich maritime heritage of Staten Island's Mariners Harbor neighborhood. A single-story branch library situated on a 16,000-square foot plot, Mariners Harbor is the thirteenth branch of The New York Public Library on Staten Island and serves roughly 30,000 people. [29] 85
Washington Avenue (Las Vegas), Nevada; Washington Avenue (Sayreville, N.J.) Washington Avenue (Brooklyn), New York Washington Avenue (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and BMT Lexington Avenue Line; Washington Avenue (Albany, New York), a major east–west route in the city of Albany, New York ...
Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611. Dierickx, Mary B. (1996). The Architecture of Literacy: The Carnegie Libraries of New York City. New York: Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the New York City Dept. of General Services. ISBN 1-56256-717-9.
The W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus is an office park in western Albany, New York, United States that houses sixteen New York State Government office buildings. The land totals roughly 330 acres (130 ha) and over 3 million square feet (280,000 m 2) of office space, [1] and about 7,000 state employees work there. [2]