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Landmark Village library to be restored

The slow deterioration of the landmark Jefferson Market Library in Manhattan will be brought to a halt thanks to a $7 million restoration plan announced Tuesday.

The 130-year-old Victorian Gothic structure looks like a German castle stuck in the middle of Greenwich Village, but a report issued earlier this year found the building's red brickwork and sandstone to be slowly crumbling.

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