J. N. Petit Library
| J. N. Petit Library | |
|---|---|
| 18°56′04″N 72°49′57″E / 18.9345°N 72.8324°E | |
| Location | Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Azad Maidan Fort - 400001, India |
| Type | Membership library |
| Established | 1898 |
| Architect(s) | Merwanjee Bana |
| Branches | 1 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Rare gold-leaf illustrated manuscript of 11th-century epic poem Shahnameh by Ferdowsi |
| Size | c. 150,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Members | c. 2000 |
The J. N. Petit Library (officially the J. N. Petit Institute) is a membership library in a Grade II heritage structure in Fort, Mumbai. It was founded in 1898 by a group of Parsi students studying at Elphinstone College. Membership is open to residents of Mumbai.
The library is one of the finest examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in Mumbai. In 2014–15, it was restored by a team led by the conservation architect Vikas Dilawari. The restoration project won the Award of Distinction under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2015.