Brooklyn College Library
Description
The Brooklyn College Library is one of the original buildings on the campus, part of a massive federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project undertaken in 1935-37. Construction on the library building began in 1936.
The library houses WPA murals by Olindo Mario Ricci.
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Brooklyn College Library entrance
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Brooklyn College Library architects
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Brooklyn College Library cornerstone
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Mayor La Guardia Dedication Plaque
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Brooklyn College Library, Archive Photo
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“The spire of t he Brooklyn, New York College Library rises like a light house. This building was constructed by PWA.”
Brooklyn College Library, Archive Photo, verso
"The spire of t he Brooklyn, New York College Library rises like a light house. This building was constructed by PWA."
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Brooklyn College Library Under Construction
Source notes
C.W. Short and R. Stanley-Brown. "Public Buildings: A Survey of Architecture of Projects Constructed by Federal and Other Governmental Bodies Between the Years 1933 and 1939 with the Assistance of the Public Works Administration." (1939).
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 11, 2014.
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