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Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection
New York City, New York, United States · Library Hotel Collection · Accessible Luxury
Henry Kallan opened this 60-room house in 2000 a block from the New York Public Library, inside a 1912 brick-and-terra-cotta office building that architect Stephen B. Jacobs converted and topped with two extra floors. Each of the ten guest floors follows a Dewey Decimal class; each room holds 50 to 150 books on its subject, about 6,000 volumes in all. OCLC sued over the Dewey trademark in 2003 and settled so the system could stay.
- 60 rooms
- Opened 2000
- Neighborhood: Midtown East
- Architect: Stephen B. Jacobs
About Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection
- Each of the ten guest floors maps to a Dewey Decimal class; rooms hold 50 to 150 books on that subject, about 6,000 volumes in the building.
- The 1912 office building at 299 Madison Avenue and 41st Street stands a block from the New York Public Library's main branch.
- OCLC, which owns the Dewey trademark, sued in 2003; a settlement let the hotel keep the system.
- Henry Kallan's Library Hotel Collection also includes Hotel Giraffe, Hotel Elysee, and the Casablanca Hotel.
History
Henry Kallan converted the 1912 office building at 299 Madison Avenue into the 60-room Library Hotel in 2000, with architect Stephen B. Jacobs adding two floors on the roof. Each guest floor follows a Dewey Decimal class, and each room is stocked with books on its subject. OCLC sued over the Dewey trademark in 2003 and settled, allowing the hotel to keep the system.
The setting
299 Madison Avenue at 41st Street, a block from the New York Public Library's main branch, Bryant Park, and a short walk to Grand Central.
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