Jefferson Market Library

Jefferson Market Library
(Third Judicial District Courthouse)
(2006)
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Location425 Avenue of the Americas
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°44′5″N 73°59′57″W / 40.73472°N 73.99917°W / 40.73472; -73.99917
Built1874–1877
ArchitectFrederick Clarke Withers
Architectural styleHigh Victorian Gothic[1]
NRHP reference No.72000875
NYSRHP No.06101.000423
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972[3]
Designated NHLDecember 22, 1977[4]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980[2]

The Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library, once known as the Jefferson Market Courthouse, is a National Historic Landmark located at 425 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), on the southwest corner of West 10th Street, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, on a triangular plot formed by Greenwich Avenue and West 10th Street. It was originally built as the Third Judicial District Courthouse from 1874 to 1877, and was designed by architect Frederick Clarke Withers of the firm of Vaux and Withers.

Though faced with demolition in 1958, public outcry led to its reuse as a branch of the New York Public Library. The building is now part of the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission's Greenwich Village Historic District, created in 1969.[1] In addition, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972[3] and made a National Historic Landmark in 1977.[4] The AIA Guide to New York City calls the building "A mock Neuschwansteinian assemblage ... of leaded glass, steeply sloping roofs, gables, pinnacles, Venetian Gothic embellishments, and an intricate tower and clock; one of the City's most remarkable buildings."[5]

  1. ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Third Judicial District Courthouse". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-19. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference aia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).