Arsenal (Central Park)
The Arsenal is a symmetrical brick building with modestly
The Arsenal was designed by
Following plans to tear it down due to dislike of its appearance, the building fell into more broad use by the 1920s and was renovated in the 1930s.[3] The building currently houses the offices of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, City Parks Foundation, Historic House Trust, and the nearby Central Park Zoo as well as an art gallery known as the Arsenal Gallery, but it has also served as a zoo, a police precinct and a weather bureau and housed the American Museum of Natural History's collections while the museum's permanent structure was being erected.[3][4]
The "Greensward Plan", the original plan for Central Park, is stored on the third floor.[5]
See also
- List of armories and arsenals in New York City and surrounding counties
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets
References
- ^ "History of the Arsenal". Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Crowther, Prudence. "When the Delay is the Gratification: Allen Saalburg," Art in Print Vol. 7, No. 4 (November-December 2017), p. 31.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "From Natural History Museum to Municipal Weather Bureau: The Many Lives of Central Park's Arsenal". August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Plitt, Amy (August 1, 2017). "20 hidden gems of Central Park". Retrieved August 5, 2023.