William and Anita Newman Library Information and Technology Building | |
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Location | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
Type | Academic library |
Established | 1994 |
Other information | |
Director | Stephen Francoeur (interim) |
Website | library |
Building details | |
Former names | The Lexington Building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Renaissance[1] |
Completed | 1895[1] |
Renovated | 1994[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 7[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | J. William Schickel[1] |
Renovating team | |
Renovating firm | Davis, Brody and Associates[2] |
The William and Anita Newman Library is the main library for the students and faculty of Baruch College, a constituent college of the City University of New York. It is located on the 2nd-5th floors of the Information and Technology Building (also known as the Newman Library and Technology Center),[3] at 151 East 25th Street in Rose Hill, Manhattan, New York City.
The building was originally known as the Lexington Building or the 25th Street Power House. It was erected in 1895 as the main powerhouse for the Lexington Avenue cable car line, and was later used as an electrical substation when the line began operating streetcars.[2] The upper floors were used as office and manufacturing space. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the building was purchased by Baruch College as part of its new campus and renovated for library and academic use, opening in 1994.