115th Street Library

The Harry Belafonte 115th Street Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Harlem, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1907–1908 and opened on November 6, 1908.

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Type: Library
Description: public library in Manhattan, New York, USA
Also known as: “115th Street Branch”, “Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library”, “Harry Belafonte Library”, “New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch”, and “NYPL 115th Street Library”
Address: 203 West 115th Street, New York, 10026

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Samuel Triangle and Masjid Malcolm Shabazz.

Samuel Triangle

Park

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Samuel Triangle is a park.

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz

Mosque

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The Masjid Malcolm Shabazz is a mosque which hosts a Sunni Islam congregation in Harlem, New York City. Formerly Mosque No. 7, it was originally a Nation of Islam mosque under Elijah Muhammad's leadership until after his death in 1975, when his son Wallace D. Masjid Malcolm Shabazz is situated 990 feet east of 115th Street Library.

Apollo Theater

Theater building

Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.

The Apollo Theater is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is a popular venue for Black American performers and is the home of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo. Apollo Theater is situated 2,800 feet north of 115th Street Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harlem and Upper Manhattan and Harlem.

Harlem and Upper Manhattan

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Upper Manhattan is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.

Harlem

Quarter

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Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.

Morningside Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Petri Krohn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morningside Heights is a neighborhood on the West Side of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is bound by Morningside Drive to the east, 125th Street to the north, 110th Street to the south, and Riverside Drive to the west.

115th Street Library

Categories: public library, library branch, library building, Carnegie library, building, and education
Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.80298° or 40° 48′ 11″ north

Longitude

-73.95353° or 73° 57′ 13″ west

Height

74 feet (23 metres)

Operator

New York Public Library

Open location code

87G8R23W+5H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 271290752

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q7013880

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In Other Languages

“115th Street Library” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مكتبة شارع 115”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include First Corinthian Baptist Church and USPS Morningside Station.

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