Basement reflected ceiling plan from Pratt Institute Library Construction Set
Work Creator
Tubby, William Bunker (American architect, 1858-1944) amateur architect, building|Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American glass manufactory, 19th-20th centuries) interior designer, stacks and interior furnishings|Howells, John Mead (American architect, 1868-1959) architect, north porch|Cavaglieri and Gran Architects (20th century American architecture firm) architect, renovation
Style
Romanesque Revival
Description
The Pratt Institute Library was built as a public as well as a college library, and was the first free Library in New York City. It was built by architect William B. Tubby in Victorian Renaissance revival style, with interiors by the Tiffany Decorating Company the Romanesque-style Children's Portico was added to the children's entrance in 1912 the north porch was added in 1936 by John Mead Howells.
Location
200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (original)
