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Yorkville Library
222 East 79th Street · Manhattan, New York City
A Carnegie library links a carved public facade with Thomas Masaryk’s research before the creation of Czechoslovakia.
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NYFE Summary
Andrew Carnegie’s gift helped turn neighborhood libraries into permanent public buildings. Thomas Masaryk researched here before the creation of Czechoslovakia after World War I.
Lion heads mark the arches at street level. Above them, tall columns frame the windows, with small garlanded openings and a stone balustrade near the roof.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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