Astor Library Building
The Astor Library Building is a theater and former library building at 425 Lafayette Street in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US.Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater building (former library) in New York City
- Also known as: “425 Lafayette Street”, “Astor Library”, “Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Building”, “New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater building”, “Public Theater”, “Public Theater Building”, “The Public Theater”, and “The Public Theater building”
- Address: 425 Lafayette Street, New York, 10003
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Astor Place Theatre and Merchant’s House Museum.
Astor Place Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY 3.0.
The Astor Place Theatre is an off-Broadway house at 434 Lafayette Street in the NoHo section of Manhattan, New York City. The theater is located in the historic Colonnade Row, originally constructed in 1831 as a series of nine connected buildings, of which only four remain.
Merchant’s House Museum
Museum
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
The Merchant's House Museum, also known as the Old Merchant's House and the Seabury Tredwell House, is a historic house museum at 29 East Fourth Street in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Merchant’s House Museum is situated 490 feet south of Astor Library Building.
Ukrainian Museum
Museum
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Ukrainian Museum, founded in 1976 by the Ukrainian National Women's League of America in New York City, is the largest museum of its kind outside of Ukraine and is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of Ukraine. Ukrainian Museum is situated 720 feet southeast of Astor Library Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and NoHo.
East Village
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Village, east of the Village on Manhattan, was traditionally considered part of the Lower East Side, and constitutes the portion north of Houston St, south of 14th St, and east of Broadway.
NoHo
Neighborhood
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NoHo, short for "North of Houston Street", is a primarily residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded by Mercer Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, 9th Street to the north, and Houston Street to the south.
Washington Square Village
Neighborhood
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Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.
Astor Library Building
- Categories: library building, movie theater, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.72892° or 40° 43′ 44″ northLongitude
-73.99176° or 73° 59′ 30″ westHeight
84 feet (26 metres)Open location code
87G8P2H5+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 247838632OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q131382414
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