Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, New York City

Name: Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Address: 1172 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, United States

#1481 among attractions in New York City

Library, Neoclassical architecture

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, New York City

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The Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library is a library located in Avery Hall on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in the New York City. It is the largest architecture library in the world. Serving Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Avery Library collects books and periodicals in architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpting, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology, as well as archival materials primarily documenting 19th- and 20th-century American architects and architecture. The architectural, fine arts, Ware, and archival collections are non-circulating. The Avery-LC Collection, primarily newer print books, does circulate. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°48'30"N, 73°57'39"W

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1172 Amsterdam AvenueUpper Manhattan (Harlem)New York City United States

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Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Peace Fountain, Grant's Tomb, Riverside Park.

~1680 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City
9 min walk • Nestled in the vibrant neighborhood of Morningside Heights, Manhattan, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine stands as a beacon of spiritual grandeur in New York City. This majestic cathedral, one of the largest in the world, offers visitors not only a place of...
~1830 ftS
Monuments and statues
Peace Fountain, New York City
9 min walk • The Peace Fountain is a striking and thought-provoking sculpture located in the vibrant city of New York City, United States. As a hidden gem nestled in the Manhattan neighborhood of Morningside Heights, it stands adjacent to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, the...
~1990 ftN
Memorial, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Grant's Tomb, New York City
10 min walk • Grant's Tomb, officially known as the General Grant National Memorial, stands as a solemn testament to the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and the commanding general of the Union Army during the Civil War.
0.4 miW
Expansive historic park with playgrounds
Riverside Park, New York City
10 min walk • Riverside Park is a scenic waterfront public park in the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, and Hamilton Heights neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
~1400 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Riverside Church, New York City
7 min walk • Riverside Church is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on the block bounded by Riverside Drive, Claremont Avenue, 120th Street and 122nd Street near Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus and across from Grant's Tomb.
0.4 miSW
Synagogue, Georgian architecture
Ramath Orah, New York City
11 min walk • Congregation Ramath Orah is an Orthodox synagogue located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, close to Columbia University. It occupies a neo-Georgian building on West 110th Street, originally built in 1921 as the first stage of a large West Side Unitarian Church.
~1150 ftSE
Park
Morningside Park, New York City
6 min walk • Morningside Park is a 30-acre public park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. The park is bounded by 110th Street to the south, 123rd Street to the north, Morningside Avenue to the east, and Morningside Drive to the west.
~1170 ftS
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Church of Notre Dame, New York City
6 min walk • The Church of Notre Dame is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The church is located at 40 Morningside Drive and the rectory at 405 West 114th Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City.
~1750 ftN
Park
Sakura Park, New York City
9 min walk • Sakura Park is a public park located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, north of West 122nd Street between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue.
~250 ftW
Library, Beaux-Arts architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Low Memorial Library, New York City
2 min walk • The Low Memorial Library is a building on the campus of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City, United States.
~1750 ftS
Street
Morningside Drive, New York City
9 min walk • Morningside Drive is a roughly north–south bi-directional street in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library?

Nearby attractions include Lehman Library, New York City (1 min walk), Postcrypt Coffeehouse, New York City (1 min walk), Low Memorial Library, New York City (2 min walk), Miller Theatre, New York City (4 min walk).

How to get to Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library:

Bus

Amsterdam Avenue & West 120th Street • Lines: M60 Sbs (4 min walk)
Broadway & West 116th Street • Lines: M104, M60 Sbs (5 min walk)

Metro

116th Street–Columbia University • Lines: 1 (5 min walk)
116th Street • Lines: A, B, C (11 min walk)

Train

Harlem–125th Street (30 min walk)