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| Architect | McKim, Mead, and White |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts map | ||||
| Date | 1887 to 1895 timeline | ||||
| Building Type | public library | ||||
| Construction System | bearing masonry, stone | ||||
| Climate | temperate | ||||
| Context | urban | ||||
| Style | Renaissance Revival | ||||
| Notes | Modern addition by Philip Johnson. | ||||
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2 street views of Boston Public Library
Photo panorama, large size, elevation overview showing general context circa 1910 Additional images available on The GBC CD-ROM. Contributions appreciated
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Perspective Drawing More drawings available on The GBC CD-ROM. Contributions appreciated
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| Discussion | Boston Public Library Commentary
"The centerpiece of McKim, Mead & White's architecture, the Boston Public Library, was a major procreating force of the American Renaissance. The library was the first public building that demonstrated the possibilities of collaborative art, and was the first great example of 'civic art.'" — Richard Guy Wilson. McKim, Mead & White Architects. New York: Rizzoli, 1983. p134. Address At Copley Square, across from Trinity Church. | ||||
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Sources on Boston Public Library
Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. diagram, p173. Updated edition available at Amazon.com Edward Ford. The Details of Modern Architecture. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1990. ISBN 0-262-06121-X. interior photo of Bates hall, f3.3, p54. Highly recommended for serious observers, and available at Amazon.com Donlyn Lyndon. The City Observed: Boston. New York: Vintage Books, 1982. ISBN 0-394-74894-8. LC 81-40199. NA735.B7L96. exterior, interior, detail photos, discussion, p166-170. McKim, Mead, & White. The Architecture of McKim, Mead, & White in Photographs, Plans, and Elevations. New York: Dover Publications, 1990. ISBN 0-486-26556-0. LC 90-43684. NA737.M4A4. photo of inner courtyard, plate 103. photo of facade, plate 100. Marcus Whiffen and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture, Volume 2. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. discussion, p270-271, exterior photo, f216, p271. — An excellent survey of American architecture. Reprint Edition available at Amazon.com Richard Guy Wilson. McKim, Mead and White, Architects. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1983. Interior perspective photo of Bates Hall, f189, p143. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com
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