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Books
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Newspaper/Magazine/Encyclopedia Articles (See also NYPL Resources)
Neighborhood Preservation Center: Landmark Designation Reports

NY Times Streetscapes column

NY Times Archives 1851-1980

Proquest

Historical Newspapers Online

SIRS Researcher

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841-1902 Read articles from this newspaper published in the late 19th century.

Encyclopedia of American Urban History

All Buildings
Architecture & Development of NYC Examines the history and development of New York City's commercial, residential, and institutional architecture.

Architecture of New York City Click on the link to your building to read its facts and history. Includes links to articles too.

New York City Buildings Here you can find information on many different buildings in NYC.

The Skyscraper Museum A brief historical account of various buildings.

The City Review Search this website for articles on architects, buildings, and more.

New York Architecture Images Here you will find images and notes on many NYC buildings.

Architecture in New York

Individual Buildings/Infrastructures
American Museum of Natural History

The City Review An article about this institution's history

Ansonia Hotel

The Ansonia: The Building of the Upper West Side An Article from the New York magazine about the history of the Ansonia.

Ansonia: The City Review

Aqueducts & Reserviors:

New York City Water System Information abiut the history of the water system, with links to maps, information on the water quality, and the water system's current status.

Water Ways A tour through the water system and a look at its history.

Water for Gotham A sample chapter from the book Water for Gotham: A History, describing the problem with Cholera and the water in NYC in the 1800's.

Brooklyn Bridge:

Wonder of the World: The Brooklyn Bridge Statistics on the bridge and a brief history of its construction.

Brooklyn Bridge Web Site Recent and historic photos, facts and figures, history.

Brooklyn Bridge History of the bridge with links to more websites.

The Roebling Online History Archive The history of the Roebling Company (builders of the Brooklyn Bridge)

Building the Brooklyn Bridge

Carnegie Hall:

Carnegie Hall The History of Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall: Then & Now

Central Park:

A Walk through Central Park

Park History

Central Park Conservancy

Central Park History

Central Park 2000

History of the Lake, Central Park

Cooper-Hewitt Mansion:

Cooper-Hewitt Mansion An article from City Search on the history of this building.

Crystal Palace Conservatory

Enid A. Haupt An article disucssing this woman and her relation to the conservatory.

Crystal Palace Conservatory The homepage of this conservatory on the New York Botanical Gardens website.

Customs House

Customs House History Brief history of this building

Customs House Brief history of this building.

Empire State Building:

Empire State Building

Building the Empire State Building A Virtual exhibit on how this building was built.

Pictures of the Empire Building's Construction

A Dream Well Planned Empire State Building A past exhibition from the Museum of the City of New York.

Flatiron Building:

[|Flatiron Building (Fuller Building)]

Nation Master: Flatiron Building A brief encyclopedia article on this building.

Flatiron Building From the Encyclopedia of American Urban History.

The Flatiron Building, New York City From InterestingAmerica.com

Grant's Tomb:

General Grant's Tomb

Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb?

The Tragedy of Grant's Tomb

Grant's Tomb

Grand Central Station

Grand Central Station Alot of information on the history of this station. Click on the dropdown menu called "History."

Holland Tunnel:

Holland Tunnel History

Holland Tunnel An historic overview of this tunnel.

Master Builders: The Holland Tunnel

PBS: Holland Tunnel Statistics, facts, and brief history of the tunnel.

Macys

Macy's Inc. History See chronological events from 1800 to the present

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum Answers to commonly asked questions on the Met and its history.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum History

New York Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden

New York Public Library

New York Public Library History History of this building and its construction

Pennsylvania Station

Penn Station Pictures

The Manhattan Connection An article describing some background information on the creation of this station.

NYC Architecture: Penn Station

Plaza Hotel

Plaza Hotel An article from New York magazine on the Plaza hotel.

Plaza Hotel Interior Designation Report PDF File

Subway System:

Subway: New York Underground

New York City Transit Scenes Information on the subway's past and present.

New York City Subways Photos, maps, and essays on the history of New York's subways.

Statue of Liberty:

Statue of Liberty: National Park Service Historical Handbook

Statue of Liberty National Monument

The Statue of Liberty: Facts, News & Information

An Administrative History of the Statue of Libert National Monument

A symbol Transformed - The Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

St. Patrick's Cathedral:

St. Patrick's Cathedral

[| St. Patrick's Cathedral] About the architecture of this building

History of the Irish in New York A past exhibition from the Museum of the City of New York.

Waldof-Astoria Hotel:

Waldof-Astoria Hotel A brief history of the hotel

The Story of the Waldorf-Astoria Use the table of contents on the left of the screen to navigate this website.

Wave Hill:

Wave Hill A brief history of Wave Hill

Woolworth Building:

The Woolworth Building Facts about the Woolworth Building.

History of NYC in the 19th & 20th century
Facts on File - American History

American Memory Timeline A good overview of events that shaped each decade from the late 1700's till the late 1900's.

American Memory from the Library of Congress Over 9 million items that document U.S. history and culture. Search this site using a keyword.

100 Years of New York City An overview of the past hundred years in NYC, decade by decade, including both narrative text and images.

The Living City A look at life, health, and urban transformation from the Civil War to the end of World War I.

Mayor of New York City A chronological list of the mayors of NYC

The History Box A rich resource of historical documents related to New York City and New York State.

NYPL Resources

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History Resource Center Here you can find a lot of background information for your paper. If there are no results for your specific building/infrastructure, try typing a more general term like "architecture," "skyskrapers," the time period in which your building was built, or the names of people relavent to your topic.
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Biography Resource Center Use this database to find information on the people responsible for the construction of your building/infrastructure.
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NYPL Digital Image Gallery Photographs, manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, and more.