Low Library - New York, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 40° 48.476 W 073° 57.727
18T E 587541 N 4517954
The Low Memorial Library is at the center of the campus of Columbia University (formerly Kings College) at 116th St and Broadway in the upper west side of Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMVF1G
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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The Low Memorial Library was commissioned in 1895 by Columbia University President Seth Low. It was designed in the Neoclassical style by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White and financed with a $1,000,000 donation by President Low. He named the library in memory of his father, Abiel Abbot Low.

Since the nearby Butler Library was completed in 1934 the building houses the central administrative offices of the university. The sculpture "Alma Mater" by Daniel Chester French on the steps of the Library has become the symbol of the University. A stone tablet embedded in the plaza is inscribed:

CHARLES FOLLEN MCKIM
ARCHITECT
MDCCCXLVII - MDCCCIX

DESUPER ARTIFICIS
SPECTANT MONUMENTA
PER ANNOS

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"THE MONUMENTS OF AN ARTIST LOOK DOWN UPON US THROUGHOUT THE AGES"

The Low Memorial Library was named a New York City landmark in 1967 and a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

City, State or City, Country: New York, New York

Year Built: 1903

Architect: McKim, Mead and White

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