Boston Public Library
Historic Buildings: Library
Historic Buildings: Library
Dates
- Constructed, 1895
- Addition, 1972
Podcasts
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A Guide to the Boston Public Library - Douglass Shand-Tucci
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A Guide to the Boston Public Library: Excerpt 1 - Douglass Shand-Tucci
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Description
Built in 1895, the Boston Public Library was designed by Charles McKim of McKim, Mead, and White. Upon its construction, it was the first free public library in the world and a testament to the development of Boston as the cultural capital of the United States at the time.
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Location
700 Bolyston St
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Nearby Items
| Art and Science | 127 feet |  | ||
| Kahlil Gibran Memorial | 269 feet | | ||
| Huntington Avenue at Dartmouth Street | 317 feet | | ||
| Copley Place | 341 feet | | ||
| Old South Church | 431 feet | | ||
| Boston Public Library: Johnson Addition | 519 feet | | ||
| Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel | 565 feet | |
