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Ryerson Building
Ryerson Building
General information
Town or city	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Country	United States
Coordinates	42°57′53″N 85°39′57″W / 42.96462°N 85.66594°W / 42.96462; -85.66594
Opened	October 1904
Renovated	2004
Owner	Grand Rapids Public Library
Website
Grand Rapids Public Library

The Ryerson Building is the older wing of the main public library in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.

History

The Ryerson Building was the first permanent home of the Grand Rapids Library. Andrew Carnegie pledged $150,000 to support the new building, but the building was named for its other donor, Martin A. Ryerson, who was a Grand Rapids native. The building opened around 1904, after about two years of construction. ^[1]

In 1967, the library more than doubled in size with the addition of the Keeler wing.^{[ citation needed]}

The building was opened in October 1904, and was extensively renovated for its centenary year.^{[ citation needed]}

References

External links

• "Grand Rapids Public Library (Ryerson Library)". Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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