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Boston Public Library, McKim Building: Exterior · Built 1887-95
1/6 · Exterior · Built 1887-95Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · source
Boston Public Library, McKim Building: Exterior · Built 1887-95
2/6 · Exterior · Built 1887-95Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · source
Boston Public Library, McKim Building: Exterior · Exterior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building in november 2019
3/6 · Exterior · Exterior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building in november 2019Photo: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boston Public Library, McKim Building: Exterior
4/6 · ExteriorPhoto: McKim, Mead & White · Public domain · source
Boston Public Library, McKim Building: Interior · Interior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building in november 2019
5/6 · Interior · Interior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building in november 2019Photo: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boston Public Library, McKim Building: Interior · Title: Public library and new Old South Church, Boston, Mass
6/6 · Interior · Title: Public library and new Old South Church, Boston, MassPhoto: Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass · Public domain · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Built 1887-95Photo 2: Exterior · Built 1887-95Photo 3: Exterior · Exterior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building in november 2019Photo 4: ExteriorPhoto 5: Interior · Interior of the Boston Public Library, McKim Building in november 2019Photo 6: Interior · Title: Public library and new Old South Church, Boston, Mass

Library · Historic precedent

Boston Public Library, McKim Building

McKim, Mead & White · Boston, United States · 1895

Key featuresGranite palazzo front of arched windows over the vaulted Bates Hall reading room and an arcaded courtyard.

Architect
McKim, Mead & White
Place
Boston, United States
Year
1895
Typology
Library
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Americas
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