Places · Greenwich Village
Jefferson Market Library.
In 2 Shout NY guides.
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The Best Libraries in New York City to Read, Work and Wander
This building has lived many lives. Originally a courthouse built in a flamboyant Victorian Gothic style, complete with a clock tower, it was saved from demolition by neighborhood activists in the 1960s and reborn as a public library.
Go for: Fairytale architecture in the middle of the Village, the quiet adjacent garden.
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The Best Places to Write and Work Creatively in NYC
This Victorian Gothic building was originally a courthouse in the 1870s.
Go for: Architectural beauty on a budget.