ðə stˈoʊn ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ɐ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi lˈændmɑːɹk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ænd ɪt wʌz fˈɜːðɚ lˈɪstᵻd ɔnðə nˈæʃənəl ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚɹ ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪk plˈeɪsᵻz æz ðə dʒˈɑːn ˈɛs. ɹˈɑːdʒɚz hˈaʊs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv bˈoʊθ ɪts ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ ænd ðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz hɪstˈɔːɹɪk ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə sˈɪɾi.
The stone Renaissance Revival building was one of the earliest recognized as a New York City landmark in 1967, and it was further listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the John S. Rogers House) in 1983 in recognition of both its architecture and the library's historic role in the city.