New York Public Library To Restore Its Façade

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The New York Public Library announced yesterday that it will restore the façade of its Fifth Avenue building. Restoration work will begin in the spring and be completed in time for the building’s centennial in 2011.

The Beaux-Arts marble building, now known as the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, is suffering from cracks, chipping, and erosion of the marble, the library said in its announcement. The restoration design was completed by WJE Engineers & Architects, who have previously designed façade restorations for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History. The restoration will cost around $55 million, most of which has already been provided by a combination of city, state, and federal sources. In addition to restoration, a system of exterior lighting will be added in order to show off the building’s architecture at night.


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