Baird (now Astor) Court, New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo), Bronx Park, south of East Fordham Road, The Bronx, Primates' (Monkey) House, Lion House, Large Bird House (now Administration West), Elephant House (now Zoo Center), Administration Building (now Administration East), and the North and West Stairs
Subtitle: built 1899-1910 : Heins & LaFarge, architects : Harold A. Caparn, landscape architect ... : [report]
By: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Contributors: Heins & LaFarge; Caparn, Harold A. (Harold ap Rhys), 1864-1945; Harvey, Eli, 1860-1957; Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953; Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1860-1950; Whitfield, Henry D., 1876-1949; Postal, Matthew A.; Brooks, Joseph C., 1942-
Series: Designation list / Landmarks Preservation Commission -- 315
Publisher: The Commission
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Buildings; History; Neoclassicism (Architecture); Architectural Decoration and ornament; Animals in art; Buildings, structures; New York Zoological Park. Astor Court; New York Zoological Park; Heins & LaFarge
Notes: Caption title.

"LP-1888."

"Sculptural decoration by Eli Harvey, Charles R. Knight, and Alexander Phimister Proctor ; National Collection of Heads and Horns (now Security, Education and International Conservation Offices), built 1922, Henry D. Whitfield, architect."--P. [1].

"Researched and written by Matthew A. Postal...and Joseph C. Brooks"--P. 14.

"Baird (now Astor Court), New York Zoological Park, is a portion of the Bronx Zoo, consisting of the raised, landscaped terraces named Astor Court, the North and West Stairs leading up to the Court, and its six detached, brick and limestone neo-classical buildings around the central Sea Lion pool."--P. 2.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-17).