2025-05-122025-05-122008-01-24https://hdl.handle.net/10929/146056The four�story Italian Renaissance-inspired Main Library building was designed by John Hall Rankin and Thomas M. Kellogg, drawing inspiration from the 15th century Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy. The building has a limestone fa�ade. Initially the Library building was designed to serve as a museum, lecture hall, and gallery, providing educational and cultural experiences in an aesthetic setting.Original file name 05B Newark Library (6).jpg3721x2528Newark's Main Library BuildingPublic LibraryNewark LibraryNewarkEssex CountyJames Street Commons Historic DistrictU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. Historic district Contributing propertyNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesGatewayThe Gateway RegionNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden State