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Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital ยท 137 Second Avenue
Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital
Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital

[Ottendorfer branch of the New York Public Library, 135 Second Avenue, and Stuyvesant Polyclinic, 137 Second Avenue.]

The Ottendorfer branch was originally the Freie Bibliothek und Lesehalle. The Stuyvesant Polyclinic was originally the German Dispensary.

IMAGE DATE1975
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Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital ARCHITECT: William Schickel DATE: 1883-84 STYLE: Neo-Italian Renaissance

This building is an exceptionally handsome building designed in a modified version of the neo-Italian Renaissance style. The extensive and imaginative use of molded terra cotta on the facade was innovative when the building was constructed. The ornament is especially Interesting for its series of portrait busts depicting famous physicians and scientists.

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