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Greenwich Library
Greenwich Library is the main library in the Greenwich library system of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The Greenwich Library system consists of the Main Library and its Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branches. History Originally established in 1800 with a collection of books housed in the Ebenezer Mead House, what was then known as the Greenwich Town Library and Greenwich Reading Room and Library Association began under an official subscription system of $6 shares beginning in 1805. Under this system, permitted members could borrow the same amount of books as the number of shares they owned. Non-members were not permitted access to the library’s collection until 1878, although even then, borrowing books off-site remained exclusive to members. With the collection growing steadily throughout the first half of the 1800s, the library was moved to the second floor of the Moshier Building on Greenwich Avenue in 1877, and later to the Ray Building across the street in 1884. Philanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. The town became the site of a royal palace, the Palace of Placentia from the 15th century, and was the birthplace of many House of Tudor, Tudors, including Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was demolished to be replaced by the Greenwich Hospital (London), Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor. These buildings became the Old Royal Naval College, Royal Naval College in 1873, and they remained a military education establishment until 1998 when they passed into the hands of the Greenwich Foundation. The historic rooms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
