The site was formerly occupied by several Phelps family residences, one of which was sold to J. P. Morgan in 1880.
1906 - Completed as the private library of the banker J. P. Morgan.
1924 - The library was made a public institution by J. P. Morgan’s son John Pierpont Morgan Jr., in accordance with his father’s will. Since this time it has seen numerous expansions and renovations.
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The site was formerly occupied by several Phelps family residences, one of which was sold to J. P. Morgan in 1880.
1906 - Completed as the private library of the banker J. P. Morgan.
1924 - The library was made a public institution by J. P. Morgan’s son John Pierpont Morgan Jr., in accordance with his father’s will. Since this time it has seen numerous expansions and renovations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Library_%26_Museum
@RegularJoe Gorgeous- thank you for the additional history. @KentNavalesi