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The Newberry Library is an independent research library specializing in the humanities, located in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It has been free and open to
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Newberry Library Writers on Writing with Rebecca Makkai and Lauren Groff on October 4, 2023.
A Newberry Fellow examines an item from the library's collection
Washington Square, also known as Washington Square Park, is a public park and registered historic landmark in Chicago, Illinois. Historically known by its nickname Bughouse Square referring to mental
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…The present building, designed by Poole and architect Henry Ives Cobb (1859–1931), opened in 1893. It is located at 60 West Walton Street, across from Washington Square. It is a structure in the Spanish Romanesque architectural style, built of Connecticut granite. Poole and Cobb feuded bitterly over their different…
Washington Square Park, with the Newberry Library in the background
Washington Square Park Southeast entrance
The restored fountain at the center of the park.