Jefferson Market Courthouse - Photo

The Jefferson Market Courthouse, now a branch of the New York Public Library is located along the Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) in Greenwich Village, New York City on a triangular plot formed by Greenwich Avenue and West 10th Street. The building was originally built as the Third Judicial District (Jefferson Market) Courthouse between the years 1874-1877. It features stained glass windows as well as the 4 sided clock tower.
The Jefferson Market Courthouse was used until 1945 and remained vacant and was slated for demolition, but local residents saved the richly decorated brick structure by persuading the city to reuse the building as a public library.