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{{Infobox building | name = Lenox Library | native_name = | native_name_lang = | former_names = | alternate_names = | status = Demolished | image = Lenox_Library_Loeffler.JPG | image_alt = | caption = Lenox Library, View from the corner of Fifth Avenue and 70th Street | map_type = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within New York | building_type = Library | address = 1 East 70th Street | location_town = New York, NY 10021 | location_country = United States | iso_region = US | coordinates_display = inline,title | latitude = | longitude = | coordinates = | altitude = | start_date = 1870 | completion_date = 1877 | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = 1911 | height = | diameter = | other_dimensions = | floor_count = | floor_area = | main_contractor = | architect = Richard Morris Hunt | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | awards = | url = | nrhp =
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Coordinates40°46′16″N 73°58′2″W ""The Lenox Library"" was a library founded in 1870. It was both an architectural and intellectual landmark in Gilded Age New York. It was founded by bibliophile and philanthropist James Lenox, and located on Fifth Avenue between 70th and 71th streets. Renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the building. The library’s collection was unsurpassed in its collection of bibles, and included the first Gutenberg Bible to cross the Atlantic. It was also known for its collection of Shakespeare, Milton, and early American literature. The library became a part of the founding collection of the New York Public Library in 1895, and opened to the public in this capacity in 1911.