Peter Jay Sharp Building
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
PETER JAY SHARP BUILDING
PETER JAY SHARP BUILDING
BAM IS PROUD TO NAME THIS BUILDING IN HONOR OF PETER JAY SHARP (1930-1992) IN RECOGNITION OF THE VISIONARY ENDOWMENT AND OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE PETER JAY SHARP FOUNDATION AND ITS DIRECTORS: NORMAN L. PECK, PRESIDENT; EDMUND C. DUFFY; DAN W. LUFKIN; AND JACK NASH.
THIS MAGNIFICENT BUILDING, WHICH WAS DESIGNED BY ARCHITECTS HERTS AND TALLANT AND OPENED IN 1908, HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. THE RESTORATION OF THE FAÇADE FROM 2002-2004 RECEIVED PRIMARY FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK
WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
OCTOBER 24, 2004
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