Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital

Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ottendorfer Public Library (left) and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital (right)
Location:	135 and 137 2nd Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates:	40°43′47″N 73°59′15″W / 40.72972°N 73.9875°W / 40.72972; -73.9875Coordinates: 40°43′47″N 73°59′15″W / 40.72972°N 73.9875°W / 40.72972; -73.9875
Built:	1883
Architect:	Schickel,William
Architectural style:	Late Victorian, Queen Anne, Neo Italian Renaissance
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	79001607 [1]
Added to NRHP:	July 22, 1979

Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital are two adjoining historic buildings located at 135 and 137 2nd Avenue in the East Village, New York, NY. The buildings were designed by architect William Schickel, and construction began in 1883. The library and clinic buildings were a gift to the City of New York by Anna Ottendorfer (1815–1884), a German immigrant and newspaper publisher.

The Ottendorfer Library was the second branch of the New York Free Circulating Library, and is currently the oldest library in the city to occupy its original building. It opened on December 7, 1884.^[2]

The Stuyvesant Clinic (originally known as the German Dispensary) provided free medical care to German immigrants on the Lower East Side.^[3]

The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1979 and are a New York City Landmark.

See also

• Brandon-Hill list
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Anna Ottendorfer (1815-1884), publisher, philanthropist
3. ^ Landmark listing report