Ottendorfer Library and German Dispensary
Begin Exploring this SiteDescription: The Ottendorfer Library is the oldest branch library in Manhattan and one of the earliest buildings in the city constructed specifically as a public library. The German Dispensary, and the neighboring library, were commissioned to promote the physical and mental health of German immigrants.
Closest Address: 139 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
Suggested time to explore: 0 hr 10 min
References and Photo Credits
Flickr. Anders Celsius. Lowry, Paul, photographer. (2009, July 2). http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/3698693131/
Flickr. Aesculap (Asclepius), detail, Stuyvesant Polyclinic (German Dispensary), East Village, Manhattan. Kreussling, Chris, photographer. (2006, October 19). http://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/3867998892/
Flickr. Deutsches Dispensary. Lowry, Paul, photographer. (2009, July 2). http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/3698711391/
Flickr. Deutsches Dispensary & Library. Lowry, Paul, photographer. (2010, August 5). http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_lowry/4912819725/
Flickr. Hippocrates and Celsius, detail, Stuyvesant Polyclinic (German Dispensary), East Village, Manhattan. Kreussling, Chris, photographer. (2006, October 19). http://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/3867998610/
Flickr. NYC - East Village: Stuyvesant Polyclinic. Gobetz, Wally, photographer. (2007, May 13). http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/510404815/
King, Moses. (1892). King’s handbook of New York city: An outline history and description of the American metropolis. New York: Moses King. Reprint: Barnes and Noble 2001.
Landmarks Preservation Commission. (1976, November 9). Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital, 137 Second Avenue. http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/STUY-POLYCLINIC.pdf
Landmarks Preservation Commission. (1981, August 11). Designation list 146, Ottendorfer Branch. http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1981OttendorferBranchInterior.pdf
Library of Congress, Serials and Government Publications Division. Front page of the July 18, 1886 Sunday edition of the N.Y. Staats-Zeitung.
MCNY Collections Portal. German Hospital & Dispensary. (ca. 1900). http://tinyurl.com/cbyn46n
MCNY Collections Portal. German Hospital & Dispensary. (ca. 1900). http://tinyurl.com/cbyn46n
MCNY Collections Portal. The German Hospital & Dispensary at 137 2nd Avenue at 8th Street. (1899). http://tinyurl.com/bvwhcct
MCNY Collections Portal. The German Hospital & Dispensary at 137 2nd Avenue at 8th Street. (1899). http://tinyurl.com/bvwhcct
New York Public Library. About the Ottendorfer Library. http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/56/about
The New York Times. Gray, Christopher. Streetscapes / The Ottendorfer Branch of the New York Public Library, 135 Second Avenue; A Victorian interior gets ready for the 21st century. (1999, January 31). http://tinyurl.com/7549sgb
The New York Times. In and about the city: The new German Dispensary. (1884, May 25). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F10F93C5B10738DDDAC0A94DD405B8484F0D3
The New York Times. Schuessler, Jennifer. A German American Walks into the Library. (2009. December 10). http://tinyurl.com/cre37nq
NYPL Digital Gallery. Oswald Ottendorfer. Image ID: 1806061 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1806061
NYPL Digital Gallery. Oswald Ottendorfer. Image ID: 1806061 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1806061
NYPL Digital Gallery. Ottendorfer, desk, card catalog, and shelves. Image ID: 1253001 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1253001
NYPL Digital Gallery. Ottendorfer, exterior, "Landmark Day". Image ID: 1253011 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1253011
NYPL Digital Gallery. Ottendorfer, exterior. (1959). Image ID: 1253007 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1253007
NYPL Digital Gallery. Ottendorfer, librarian standing at desk. Image ID: 1253010 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1253010
United States Department of the Interior. (1978). Ottendorfer Branch, New York Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital, National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form. http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/resources/doc/SNR_OL.pdf
Untitled photograph. (n.d.). Collection of Maggie Blanck. http://maggieblanck.com/NewYork/LowerEastSide.html
Wikipedia. Black and white portrait lithograph of New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung publisher, editor and later office manager, Anna Ottendorfer. (1884). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Behr_Uhl_Ottendorfer.jpg
Wikipedia. Black and white portrait lithograph of New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung publisher, editor and later office manager, Anna Ottendorfer. (1884). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Behr_Uhl_Ottendorfer.jpg
Wikipedia. Carl Schurz, half-length portrait, facing right. (1887). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carl-Schurz.jpg
Wikipedia. Valentin Oswald Ottendorfer. (1860), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ottendorfer1.jpg
