Queens Public Library, Central Library
Attraction · Jamaica, New York
The Queens Public Library's Central Library, at 89-11 Merrick Boulevard. The present building opened in 1966, cost $5.7 million, holds 195,000 square feet, and "was the first major branch of an urban library to place all public services on one floor."
History
An earlier Central Library, a separate building on Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, opened in 1930 in the Renaissance Revival style and was expanded by the Works Progress Administration in 1941.
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89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY
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