Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch)

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cultural center landmark library building public library

The Boston Public Library’s Copley Square main branch is a landmark public library and cultural center renowned for its historic architecture, extensive collections, and prominent role in the city’s intellectual and civic life.

Aliases (9)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural center → landmark → library building → public library →
alsoKnownAs	Boston Public Library, Central Library → Boston Public Library, Copley Square →
architect	Charles Follen McKim → McKim, Mead & White → Philip Johnson →
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts → Italian Renaissance Revival →
collectionType	books → manuscripts → maps → photographs → prints → rare books →
constructionStartYear	1888 →
country	United States →
foundedBy	City of Boston →
function	civic meeting space → cultural exhibition venue → public lending library → research library →
hasArtwork	murals by Edwin Austin Abbey → murals by John Singer Sargent → sculpture of Bacchante and Infant Faun →
hasFacility	Bates Hall Reading Room → café → children’s library → courtyard → exhibition galleries → lecture halls → research rooms →
hasPart	Johnson Building → McKim Building →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
locatedAtSquare	Copley Square →
locatedInCity	Boston →
locatedInNeighborhood	Back Bay →
locatedInState	Massachusetts →
mottoDisplayed	“Free to All” →
name	Boston Public Library, Copley Square main branch →
operatedBy	Boston Public Library →
ownedBy	City of Boston →
partOf	Boston Public Library system →
postalCode	02116 →
publicTransitAccess	Back Bay station (MBTA Orange Line and commuter rail) → Copley station (MBTA Green Line) →
renovation	major renovation of Johnson Building completed in 2016 →
streetAddress	700 Boylston Street →
yearOpened	1895 →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Follen McKim ("Boston Public Library") → John Singer Sargent ("Boston Public Library murals") → McKim, Mead & White ("Boston Public Library") → Stanford White ("Boston Public Library interiors") →	notableWork
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ("Boston Public Library, Central Library") → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ("Boston Public Library, Copley Square") →	alsoKnownAs
John Singer Sargent ("Boston Public Library") → Triumph of Religion murals ("Boston Public Library") →	commissionedBy
Back Bay ("Boston Public Library McKim Building") → Boylston Street, Boston ("Boston Public Library McKim Building") →	hasLandmark
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ("Boston Public Library system") → Parker Hill Branch Library ("Boston Public Library") →	partOf
American Renaissance architecture ("Boston Public Library McKim Building") →	architecturalStyleOf
Art Square ("Boston Public Library") →	associatedWith
Back Bay ("Boston Public Library McKim Building") →	contains
Suffolk County, Massachusetts ("Boston Public Library (Copley Square)") →	containsLandmark
Copley station ("Boston Public Library McKim Building") →	hasConnectionTo
Boston, Massachusetts →	hasCulturalInstitution
Copley Square ("Boston Public Library") →	hasNearbyInstitution
Copley Square ("Boston Public Library McKim Building") →	hasNearbyLandmark
Thomas Ball ("Boston Public Library") →	hasWorkInCollection
Triumph of Religion murals ("Boston Public Library") →	location
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ("Boston Public Library, Copley Square main branch") →	name
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel ("Boston Public Library") →	nearby
Copley station ("Boston Public Library") →	nearbyLandmark
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ("Boston Public Library") →	operatedBy