Staten Island · NYC landmark
Port Richmond Library
75 Bennett Street · Staten Island, New York City
Visit a historic village library with a columned entrance and surviving early furnishings identified by NYPL.
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NYFE Summary
The branch served a waterfront community shaped by ferries, factories and immigration. Carnegie’s library gift helped give that neighborhood a permanent public reading room opposite its village park.
Columns frame the entrance beneath a triangular roof. Broad arched windows light the low building. Inside, NYPL identifies original fireplaces, oak shelving and furniture from the library’s early years.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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