Historic building that used to be part of the NYPL system
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The Astor Library was a free public library in the East Village, Manhattan, developed primarily through the collaboration of New York City merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer Joseph Cogswell and designed by Alexander Saeltzer. It was primarily meant as a research library, and its books did not circulate. It opened to the public in 1854, and in 1895 consolidated with the Lenox Library and the Tilden Foundation to become the New York Public Library (NYPL). During this time, its building was expanded twice, in 1859, and 1881.
The AstorLibrary was a free public library in the East Village, Manhattan, developed primarily through the collaboration of New York City merchant John...
John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor...
(1893–1929) Waldorf Hotel Astor of Hever Trust Astor Court Astor Home for Children AstorLibraryAstor, Florida Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education...
John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822 – February 22, 1890) was an American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War. He was...
Madeleine Talmage Dick (née Force; previously Astor, later Fiermonte; June 19, 1893 – March 27, 1940) was an American socialite and a survivor of the...
Yorkers, including Astor and other members of the family, built mansions along this central thoroughfare. Astor built the AstorLibrary in the eastern portion...
Public's headquarters is located at 425 Lafayette Street in the former AstorLibrary in Lower Manhattan. The building contains five theater spaces, and Joe's...
are also open to the general public. The library, officially chartered as The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, was developed...
of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, who was a member of the Astor family. Brooke Astor was the author of...
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (31 March 1848 – 18 October 1919) was an American-English attorney, politician, businessman (hotels and newspapers)...
Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades...
William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family. Called...
frequent performer in productions by the Public Theater, both at their AstorLibrary home and at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. He is best known...
1853 and 1881 as the AstorLibrary (which later merged with the Tilden and Lenox collections to become the New York Public Library). His father, Wilhelm...
Muriel Astor (July 7, 1902 – July 19, 1956) was an American heiress, socialite, and member of the Astor family. She was the daughter of John Jacob Astor IV...
at Astor Place "Clinton Hall", at Astor Place, was the home of the New York Mercantile Library, and the site of the Astor Opera House where the Astor Place...
The Astor Place station, also called Astor Place–Cooper Union on signs, is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway...
Charles Astor Bristed (October 6, 1820 – January 14, 1874) was an American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the pen name Carl Benson. He was...
and director. He established The Public Theater in what had been the AstorLibrary Building in Lower Manhattan. There Papp created a year-round producing...
Reservation. After meeting Standing Bear, she conducted research at the AstorLibrary in New York and was shocked by the story of government mistreatment...
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson (October 10, 1861 – September 13, 1948) was an American heiress, social leader, and prominent member of New York society...
be precise – I was sitting at one of the reading tables in the old AstorLibrary. ... It was a raw, unpleasant day and the comfortable reading room seemed...
The Astor Opera House, also known as the Astor Place Opera House and later the Astor Place Theatre, was an opera house in Manhattan, New York City, located...
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