Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs
Art & Architecture Collection

New York City Architecture: how to research a building

 

Researching a New York City building can be daunting and complicated.  Based on the handout for the Investigating New York City Architecture Class from the Art & Architecture Collection of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, this guide will introduce you to the vast number of resources relating to the architecture of New York City that are in the collections of the New York Public Library, as well as other institutions.

The reference works in this guide, along with selected reference tools can all be found in the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art & Architecture (Room 300) or in the collections of the Milstein Division of United States History, Local History & Genealogy Division and the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of the Library.

Compiled by Vincenzo Rutigliano, Art & Architecture Collection, 08/08