New York City Buildings: Research Guide: Buildings

For books, look up the buildings in CLIO, Columbia University Libraries online catalog using one or more of the search strategies below:

• Search under the full name of the building in direct order.
  Ex: CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE (NEW YORK, N.Y.)
• If not found, look for the name under "New York (N.Y.)" plus name of building.
  Ex: NEW YORK (N.Y.). CHRYSLER BUILDING.
• If the building has had more than one name, try all possibilities.
  Ex: FLATIRON BUILDING (also known as the FULLER BUILDING)
• If the building is known only by its address, try the spelled-out form of the address.
  Ex: 154 EAST 89TH STREET (NEW YORK, N.Y.)
  i.e., filed in the card catalog as if spoken aloud and then spelled out as One Fifty-Four East Eighty-Ninth Street.
• If it is unlikely that the building is the subject of an entire book, try a broader subject category to find books that might have a chapter or section on your building.
  Ex: NEW YORK (N.Y.)--CHURCHES
  or APARTMENT HOUSES--UNITED STATES--NEW YORK (N.Y.)