{"nrhp_refnum":"73001258","name":"Troy Public Library","other_names":["Hart Memorial Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Troy","county":"Rensselaer County","state":"NY","lat":42.74618275700004,"lon":-73.68262639599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-01-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story white Vermont marble library building at 100 Second Street in the center of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, built in 1896-97 as the Hart Memorial Library and designed by the New York firm of Barney & Chapman.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding landmark in the city's and state's architectural heritage and a fine example of Italian Renaissance style. Its marble, carved woodwork, plaster ceilings and Tiffany memorial window remain largely intact. It also houses one of the city's oldest cultural institutions, a library tradition dating to 1800.","narrative":"Troy Public Library, originally the Hart Memorial Library, sits on Second Street in the center of Troy, near Russell Sage College buildings and the county courthouse. Built in 1896-97 and designed by the New York firm of Barney & Chapman, it was commissioned by Mary E. Hart as a gift honoring her husband, William Howard Hart. The two-story building is faced in white Vermont marble, rusticated on the first story and finely dressed above, with carved belt courses, a five-bay arched loggia on the Ferry Street side and a stone parapet. It has been described as one of the finest Italian Renaissance buildings in the country. Inside are marble walls and columns, carved woodwork, ornamental plaster ceilings, a Tiffany Glass Decorating Company memorial window depicting Aldus Manutius, and steel stacks with glass floors. Alterations have been minor. The library as an institution traces back to 1800, which adds to the building's importance.","period_of_significance":"1896-97","architect_builder":"Barney & Chapman","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a library; condition marked fair, with very few minor alterations. A later note mentions restoration of the roof, balustrade and skylights.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.945842-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001258.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001258/b4a1d50d87-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001258/b4a1d50d87-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"UpstateNYer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TroyPublicLibrary.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">UpstateNYer</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TroyPublicLibrary.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321313","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7846929"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rensselaer-county/troy-public-library-73001258/"}