The Baker Library/Bloomberg Center is a building complex at

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on the campus of

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in the

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neighborhood of

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, United States. It includes the Baker Library, built in 1927, and the Bloomberg Center, completed in 2005.

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The construction of the Baker Library was completed in 1927. It was named for philanthropist

George Fisher Baker George Fisher Baker (March 27, 1840 – May 2, 1931) was an American financier and philanthropist. Known as the "Dean of American Banking", he was also known for his taciturnity. Baker made a fortune after the American Civil War, Civil War in rai ...

. From 1930 to 2007, the bell in the tower came from the

Danilov Monastery Danilov Monastery (also ''Svyato-Danilov Monastery'' or ''Holy Danilov Monastery''; ) is a walled monastery on the right bank of the Moskva River in Moscow. Since 1983, it has functioned as the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox church and the o ...

in Moscow, Russia; it had been donated by

Charles Richard Crane Charles Richard Crane (August 7, 1858 – February 15, 1939) was an American businessman and Arabist. His widespread business interests gave him entree into domestic and international political affairs where he enjoyed privileged access to many in ...

. The Bloomberg Center was built in 2003–2005. It was named for billionaire alumnus Michael R. Bloomberg's father, William Henry Bloomberg. The complex includes 67 faculty offices, the de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room, named for alumnus Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien, the Stamps Reading Room and the Frist Faculty Commons, named for philanthropist Thomas F. Frist Jr.

Architectural design

The 1927 building was designed in the Georgian Revival style by

McKim, Mead & White McKim, Mead & White was an American architectural firm based in New York City. The firm came to define architectural practice, urbanism, and the ideals of the American Renaissance in ''fin de siècle'' New York. The firm's founding partners, Cha ...

. The 2005 expansion was designed by

Robert A.M. Stern Architects Robert Arthur Morton Stern (born May 23, 1939) is an American architect, educator, and author. He is the founding partner of the architecture firm, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, also known as RAMSA. From 1998 to 2016, he was the Dean of the Ya ...

and cost $53.4 million.

Library collections

The library collections contain many rare books and documents of

business history Business history is a historiographical field which examines the history of firms, business methods, government regulation and the effects of business on society. It also includes biographies of individual firms, executives, and entrepreneurs ...

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Architectural design

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