Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Library
|
| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Richard_Morris_Hunt
|
| gptkbp:architectural_style |
gptkb:Beaux-Arts
|
| gptkbp:collection_size |
over 1 million volumes
|
| gptkbp:current_use |
part of New York Public Library system
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1848
|
| gptkbp:founded_in |
1853
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Astor Library
|
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:merged_with |
gptkb:New_York_Public_Library
|
| gptkbp:notable_collection |
gptkb:manuscripts
gptkb:maps rare books prints |
| gptkbp:notable_visitor |
gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkb:Henry_James gptkb:John_Steinbeck gptkb:Mark_Twain gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt |
| gptkbp:original_purpose |
reference library
|
| gptkbp:renovation |
1990s
|
| gptkbp:significant_event |
opened to the public
closed in 1975 reopened as part of NYPL |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Public_Library
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Astor_family
gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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