The Kendall Young Library is located in

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, United States. The library was established in 1896 from an endowment left by Kendall Young. The historic building was designed by the

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architectural firm of

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. The library is an elaborate Beaux-Arts style building. with The main facade is largely composed of rusticated masonry. The columns of the

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are of the

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. The delivery room on the interior features a stained glass dome. It was listed on the

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in 1983.

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