About: Macon Library

Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A. Walker designed Macon in the Classical Revival style and the library was built from red brick and limestone trim with a slate roof at a cost of $93,481 (equivalent to $1,900,000 in 2020). In the 1940s, 1970s, and 2000s, the library underwent major renovations and repairs. Despite the changes, design elements present at the library's opening remain, including some bookshelves, guardrails, and wood paneling. Macon Library houses the African American Heritage Center.

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  • Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A. Walker designed Macon in the Classical Revival style and the library was built from red brick and limestone trim with a slate roof at a cost of $93,481 (equivalent to $1,900,000 in 2020). In the 1940s, 1970s, and 2000s, the library underwent major renovations and repairs. Despite the changes, design elements present at the library's opening remain, including some bookshelves, guardrails, and wood paneling. Macon Library houses the African American Heritage Center. (en)
  • La Biblioteca Macon es una sucursal de la Biblioteca Pública de Brooklyn , ubicada en el vecindario Bedford-Stuyvesant de Brooklyn, Nueva York. La sucursal, abierta en 1907, fue la undécima biblioteca Carnegie del municipio. Richard A. Walker diseñó la biblioteca en el estilo del Renacimiento clásico y se construyó con ladrillos rojos y molduras de piedra caliza, con techo de pizarra a un coste de 93 481 dólares (equivalente a 1 900 000 de dólares de 2019). En las décadas de 1940, 1970 y 2000, la biblioteca se sometió a importantes renovaciones y reparaciones. A pesar de los cambios, los elementos de diseño presentes en la apertura de la biblioteca permanecen, incluidas algunas estanterías, barandillas y paneles de madera. La biblioteca de Macon alberga el Centro de la herencia afroamericana. (es)
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  • 361 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, New York (en)
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  • 1907
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  • Richard A. Walker (en)
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  • Walker & Morris (en)
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  • Branch library (en)
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  • 93481.0
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  • Two (en)
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  • A square two-story brick building stands before a snowy sidewalk against a gray sky. (en)
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  • Macon Library's front entrance in 2015 (en)
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  • Daniel Ryan (en)
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  • Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A. Walker designed Macon in the Classical Revival style and the library was built from red brick and limestone trim with a slate roof at a cost of $93,481 (equivalent to $1,900,000 in 2020). In the 1940s, 1970s, and 2000s, the library underwent major renovations and repairs. Despite the changes, design elements present at the library's opening remain, including some bookshelves, guardrails, and wood paneling. Macon Library houses the African American Heritage Center. (en)
  • La Biblioteca Macon es una sucursal de la Biblioteca Pública de Brooklyn , ubicada en el vecindario Bedford-Stuyvesant de Brooklyn, Nueva York. La sucursal, abierta en 1907, fue la undécima biblioteca Carnegie del municipio. Richard A. Walker diseñó la biblioteca en el estilo del Renacimiento clásico y se construyó con ladrillos rojos y molduras de piedra caliza, con techo de pizarra a un coste de 93 481 dólares (equivalente a 1 900 000 de dólares de 2019). En las décadas de 1940, 1970 y 2000, la biblioteca se sometió a importantes renovaciones y reparaciones. A pesar de los cambios, los elementos de diseño presentes en la apertura de la biblioteca permanecen, incluidas algunas estanterías, barandillas y paneles de madera. La biblioteca de Macon alberga el Centro de la herencia afroamerica (es)
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