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Boston Public Library (Paperback)
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Boston Public Library (Paperback)
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
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The Boston Public Library (BPL) was the first large municipally
funded public library in the United States. Although the library
was founded in 1848, the original idea was first proposed by French
ventriloquist Alexandre Vattemare in 1841. In 1854, the library
opened to the public in two rooms in a schoolhouse on Mason Street.
Just four years later, the building on Boylston Street opened with
88,789 items. In 1871, the BPL was the first library in the country
to open a branch, and by 1895, when the new central library was
opened in Copley Square, 29 branches and reading rooms had opened.
Charles Follen McKim was the principal architect of the new
building, which is noted for its perfect proportions, magnificent
murals, and beautiful ornamentation throughout the building. The
tremendous growth of the library made it necessary to build an
addition, and in 1972, the new building designed by Philip Johnson
was opened.
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