otherInformationFunded by John Jacob Astor at the urging of Joseph Cogswell. Opened to the public in 1854; books had been purchased for more than a decade prior. Merged with other libraries in 1895 to form the New York Public Library. [From Wikipedia]
otherInformationFunded by John Jacob Astor at the urging of Joseph Cogswell. Opened to the public in 1854; books had been purchased for more than a decade prior. Merged with other libraries in 1895 to form the New York Public Library. [From Wikipedia]