John Merven Carrere, architect of the New York Public Library, died on March 1, 1911, one hundred years ago today. He had been injured in a car accident at Madison and 74th, and he never recovered. Carrere's wife, Marion, and his two daughters did return from their holiday in Europe before he died.
A few days later his body lay in state in the foyer of the New York Public Library, which was due to open to the public in May.
In my book, The Library Book, the foyer was Carrere's favorite space in the library. It is my favorite space because it reminds me of the marble quarries in which I went scuba diving, and from which the stone for the library came.
Learn more about the book at www.johnfiske.com
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