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<hr><p>The site, along Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, is located directly east of Bryant Park, on the site of the Croton Reservoir. The architectural firm Carrère and Hastings constructed the structure in the Beaux-Arts style, and the structure opened on May 23, 1911.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/30484128@N03/49926831898/">New York Public Library opened May 23rd 1911</a>