LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City

Name: LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Address: New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 718-817-8604

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LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City

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The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is a research library located at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York City. Founded in 1899 and renamed in the 1990s for LuEsther Mertz, it is the United States' largest botanical library, and was the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany. ()

Coordinates: 40°51'60"N, 73°52'43"W

Address

West Bronx (Bronx Park)New York City United States

Contact

+1 718-817-8604

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LuEsther T. Mertz Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

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Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
8 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
0.6 miS
Park
Bronx Park, New York City
17 min walk • Bronx Park is a public park along the Bronx River, in the Bronx, New York City. The park is bounded by Southern Boulevard to the southwest, Webster Avenue to the northwest, Gun Hill Road to the north, Bronx Park East to the east, and East 180th Street to the south.
0.8 miW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City
21 min walk • The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
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Botanical garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City
7 min walk • The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a greenhouse at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York, United States. The conservatory was designed by Lord & Burnham Co. in the Italian Renaissance style.
0.5 miS
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
13 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
1 miW
Bridge
Kingsbridge Armory, New York City
25 min walk • The Kingsbridge Armory, also known as the Eighth Regiment Armory, is a decommissioned armory at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
0.9 miSW
Street
Arthur Avenue, New York City
24 min walk • Arthur Avenue is a street in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, which serves as the center of the Bronx's "Little Italy".
1 miW
Park
Saint James Park, New York City
25 min walk • St. James Park is a public park in Fordham, Bronx, New York City. It is located in between Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue. New York City purchased the land on September 13, 1897, graded it, and created the park. It is named after the neighboring St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House.
1 miN
Park
Mosholu Parkway, New York City
25 min walk • Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid freeway-standard parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, constructed from 1935 to 1937 as part of the roadway network created under Robert Moses.
0.4 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fordham University Church, New York City
12 min walk • The Fordham University Church is a Catholic church located at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. Originally constructed in 1845, the church was initially used as a seminary for the community, and later became part of the university in 1859.
0.6 miE
Park
Bronx Skate Park, New York City
16 min walk • Bronx Skate Park is a 6,000 sq ft skate park inside Bronx Park, a little north of Allerton Avenue, in The Bronx, New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to LuEsther T. Mertz Library?

Nearby attractions include Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City (7 min walk), New York Botanical Garden, New York City (8 min walk), Fordham University Cemetery, New York City (12 min walk), Bedford Park, New York City (12 min walk).

How to get to LuEsther T. Mertz Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to LuEsther T. Mertz Library:

Train

Botanical Garden (5 min walk)
Fordham (19 min walk)

Bus

Southern Boulevard & NY Botanical Gardens • Lines: Bx19 (11 min walk)
Webster Avenue & East Fordham Avenue • Lines: Bx41 (19 min walk)

Metro

Norwood–205th Street • Lines: D (14 min walk)
Allerton Avenue • Lines: 2, 5 (16 min walk)