Boston Public Library
Item
- Title
- Boston Public Library
- Creator
- Charles Follen McKim (American architect, 1847-1909)
- City
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Address
- 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
- GPS
- 42°20'58.2"N 71°04'39.2"W
- Country
- United States
- Date Created
- 1888-1895
- Century
- 19th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Renaissance Revival
- Cultural Context
- European
- Materials
- stone
- Techniques
- stonecutting
- Subject
- semicircular windows
- pilasters
- symmetry
- Description
- architectural view
- exterior view , east view
- On the entablature on each of the main building's three façades. On the south is inscribed: "MDCCCLII FOUNDED THROUGH THE MUNIFICENCE AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF CITIZENS
- " on the east: "THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON BUILT BY THE PEOPLE AND DEDICATED
- Source
- Michael Peters
- Photographer
- Michael Peters
- Rights Holder
- © Michael Peters
- © Texas Tech University Libraries
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
- Item sets
- Michael Peters Collection
Charles Follen McKim (American architect, 1847-1909), “Boston Public Library”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed May 25, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/44676