1888: Foundation laid for Natural History Museum enlargement The excavation for the American Museum of Natural History’s expansion was completed 130 years ago this month, according to the New York Times. Stone masons immediately began laying the granite foundation for the new five-story addition — which was given a budget of $400,000. Designed in the early Romanesque style by architect Josiah Cleveland Cady, the 153-foot facade along 77th Street was the longest in New York at […]
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