Category:Boston Public Library, McKim Building

**Boston Public Library, McKim Building**
	library building in Boston, Massachusetts, United States Bates Hall has a coffered ceiling in a wide catena-arched barrel vault. Internet and power connections are discreetly located beneath the large wooden research tables. First floor plan
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Instance of	library building;
Location	Copley Square, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Street address	700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02117;
Located on street	Boylston Street (700);
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival architecture;
Architect	Charles Follen McKim; Philip Johnson (1971, renovation);
Occupant	Boston Public Library;
Has part(s)	Bates Hall;
Heritage designation	National Historic Landmark (1986–); National Register of Historic Places listed place (A, C, Boston Public Library, NRHP building, 1973–);
Inception	1887;
Significant event	start of construction (1887); end of manufacturing (1895); renovation (1971); addition (1972);
Height	99.31 ft;
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	42° 20′ 57.12″ N, 71° 04′ 43.48″ W
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	Q4948040; Structurae structure ID: 20010324; NRHP reference number: 73000317
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English: The Boston Public Library, McKim Building, located at 700 Boylston Street at the corner of Dartmouth Street at Copley Square in the Back Back neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, was built from 1897 to 1895 and was designed by McKim, Mead & White in the Renaissance Revival style. It was renovated in 1971. (Source: Emporis)

This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 73000317.

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Architect's Model of the McKim Building - DPLA - d046c4fb1d976157152852f485dc8737.jpg 1,519 × 800; 298 KB
Architect's Model of the McKim Building - DPLA - d26afc1b91997a96904b37f56e67d9fb.jpg 1,544 × 800; 230 KB
Architect's rendering of alternative design for Boston Public Library - DPLA - f0e7e7926e93f94caa8d11b96e44c667.jpg 1,385 × 800; 273 KB
Architect's rendering of the McKim Building with measuring stick for scale - DPLA - d1b2d99d06aa41c76378bae25465a324.jpg 1,190 × 800; 201 KB
Copley Square looking west 1905 loc.jpg 1,024 × 338; 227 KB
Plaster model of the McKim Building - DPLA - 8d8f32683f3cd8b3a54828081ac8256e.jpg 1,058 × 800; 138 KB

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