Harry Belafonte 115th Street Library

Manhattan, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Phone: +1-212-666-9393

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The Harry Belafonte 115th Street Branch of the New York Public Library stands as a three-story Neo Italian Renaissance landmark in Harlem, designed by the prestigious firm McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1908. Faced in deeply rusticated gray limestone and measuring 50 feet wide, the building features three evenly spaced arched openings on its first floor across three bays. It was one of 65 Carnegie libraries built for the New York Public Library, and among the 11 designed by McKim, Mead & White for the system. Since its opening on November 6, 1908, the branch has served as a cultural hub and center for community organizing in Harlem. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, it was renamed in 2017 to honor Harry Belafonte, the singer and activist who lived nearby.