Uris Library

Uris Library
Uris Library Entrance, c. 2015
Interactive map of the Uris Library area
General information
TypeAcademic Building; University Library
Architectural style
Richardsonian Romansque
LocationIthaca, New York, U.S., 160 Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY 14853
Coordinates42°26′52″N 76°29′7″W / 42.44778°N 76.48528°W / 42.44778; -76.48528
Opened1891
OwnerCornell University
Design and construction
ArchitectWilliam Henry Miller
Website
https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/
Uris Library, circa 1900
The A.D. White Library within Uris Library, c. 2010

Uris Library is a library on the campus of Cornell University, located at the southwest corner of the Arts Quad overlooking Libe Slope. The oldest library building at Cornell, Uris Library also houses the A. D. White Library, "a library within a library", named after the university's first president, Andrew Dickson White. The building included McGraw Tower that became a symbol of Cornell.