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Jefferson Market Courthouse

Location: 
Jefferson Market Couthouse
425 Avenue of the Americas
10011
See map: Google Maps

Sometimes listed as "Old Jeff".

Committee for a Library in the Courthouse

 

Description

The Committee for a Library in the Courthouse was focused on saving the Jefferson Market Courthouse from demolition and converting the building into a branch of the New York Public Library.

 

Key Dates in Preservation Activity

1967 - Jefferson Market Courthouse reopened to the public as a branch of the New York Public Library
December 22, 1977 - Jefferson Market Courthouse designated a National Historic Landmark