Hoboken Public Library

Summary

The Hoboken Public Library is the free public library of Hoboken, New Jersey. It is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System, a consortium of municipal libraries in the northeastern New Jersey counties of Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, and Essex. The library was established in 1889 and expanded through the philanthropy of Martha Bayard Stevens. The library building, located at 500 Park Avenue, was built from 1895 to 1897, and was designed by architect Albert Beyer with Italian Renaissance Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2015, for its significance in architecture, education and social history.[3][4]

Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School
Hoboken Public Library is located in Hudson County, New Jersey
Hoboken Public Library
Hoboken Public Library is located in New Jersey
Hoboken Public Library
Hoboken Public Library is located in the United States
Hoboken Public Library
Location500 Park Avenue
Church Square Park, Hoboken, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′34″N 74°01′56″W / 40.7429°N 74.0323°W / 40.7429; -74.0323
Built1897
ArchitectAlbert Beyer
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.14000535[1]
NJRHP No.4985[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 2015
Designated NJRHPApril 14, 2014

The library also operates a small branch at 124 Grand St., in the Multi-Service Community Center building housing various other municipal services.[5][6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#14000535)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hudson County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 5.
  3. ^ Kratz, Allen W. (May 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School". National Park Service. With accompanying 41 photos
  4. ^ "Library History". Hoboken Public Library. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  5. ^ Baer, Marilyn (2021-06-30). "Hoboken Library to close for four weeks". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  6. ^ Baer, Marilyn (2018-04-29). "Should a pool go in the Multi Service Center?". Hudson Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Hoboken Free Public Library at Wikimedia Commons
  • Hoboken Public Library
  • BCCLS