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.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Boston Public Library	26
Boston Public Library McKim Building	8
Boston Public Library Copley Square branch	3
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) canonical	1
Boston Public Library (Copley Square)	1
Boston Public Library (as partner in McKim, Mead & White)	1
Boston Public Library Copley Square complex	1
Boston Public Library Copley branch	1
Boston Public Library Johnson Building, Boston	1
Boston Public Library Special Collections (nearby)	1
Boston Public Library buildings	1
Boston Public Library interiors	1
Boston Public Library murals	1
Boston Public Library system	1
Boston Public Library, Central Library	1
Boston Public Library, Copley Square	1
Boston Public Library, Copley Square main branch	1
Copley Square branch of the Boston Public Library	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural center ⓘ landmark ⓘ library building ⓘ public library ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ surface form: Boston Public Library, Central Library Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedBy	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: 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, Boston ⓘ surface form: Copley Square
locatedInCity	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston
locatedInNeighborhood	Back Bay ⓘ
locatedInState	Massachusetts ⓘ
mottoDisplayed	“Free to All” ⓘ
name	Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boston Public Library, Copley Square main branch
operatedBy	Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boston Public Library
ownedBy	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: City of Boston
partOf	Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boston Public Library system
postalCode	02116 ⓘ
publicTransitAccess	Back Bay station ⓘ surface form: Back Bay station (MBTA Orange Line and commuter rail) Copley station ⓘ surface form: Copley station (MBTA Green Line)
renovation	major renovation of Johnson Building completed in 2016 ⓘ
streetAddress	700 Boylston Street ⓘ
yearOpened	1895 ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Suffolk County, Massachusetts → containsLandmark → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library (Copley Square)

McKim, Mead & White → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

John Singer Sargent → commissionedBy → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

John Singer Sargent → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library murals

American Renaissance architecture → architecturalStyleOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library McKim Building

Copley Square, Boston → hasNearbyLandmark → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

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Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) → alsoKnownAs → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library, Central Library

Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) → alsoKnownAs → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library, Copley Square

Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library system

Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) → operatedBy → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Boylston Street, Boston → hasLandmark → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Back Bay → contains → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library McKim Building

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Charles Follen McKim → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Parker Hill Branch Library → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Triumph of Religion murals → location → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Triumph of Religion murals → commissionedBy → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel → nearby → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Art Square → associatedWith → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Stanford White → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library interiors

Thomas Ball → hasWorkInCollection → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Bates Hall Reading Room → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Bates Hall Reading Room → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Bates Hall Reading Room → operator → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Bates Hall Reading Room → associatedWith → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library Special Collections (nearby)

Johnson Building → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Johnson Building → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Johnson Building → operator → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Johnson Building → partOfComplex → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library Copley Square complex

Boston art community → includesInstitution → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

McKim Building → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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McKim Building → operator → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

McKim Building → category → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library buildings

Boston Marathon finish line marker → near → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Copley → nearbyPlace → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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McKim → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles Follen McKim

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

McKim → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

subject surface form: McKim, Mead & White

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

St. James Avenue → near → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library Copley Square branch

William Rutherford Mead → notableWork → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library (as partner in McKim, Mead & White)

Guastavino tile vaulting → notableExample → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library

Triumph of Religion → location → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Boston Public Library art collection → partOf → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

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Boston Public Library art collection → exhibitedAt → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library McKim Building

Boston Public Library art collection → exhibitedAt → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Copley Square branch of the Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library art collection → owner → Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boston Public Library