Mercantile Library of New York
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:library
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
New York Mercantile Library
|
| gptkbp:collectionSize |
over 250,000 volumes (at its peak)
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1820
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mercantile Library of New York
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:The_Center_for_Fiction
2005 |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the largest circulating libraries in the United States in the 19th century
|
| gptkbp:origin |
Clinton Hall, Astor Place
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide educational resources to clerks and young men in commerce
|
| gptkbp:status |
defunct
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:The_Center_for_Fiction
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Center_for_Fiction
gptkb:The_Center_for_Fiction |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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