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Monday, January 19, 2009

Long Island Town Hopes to Move Carnegie Library for Hotel

One of the few Carnegie libraries on Long Island may be saved if local residents can move the building and raise funds for its restoration.

The board of trustees of Patchogue, N.Y., has convinced Setauket-based developer TRITEC Real Estate Company, Inc., to move the abandoned building. TRITEC intends to build a new town square, 240 condo units, a 37,550-square-foot retail complex, and a 100-room hotel, on the site.


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http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/todays-news/long-island-town-hopes-to.html

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