Boston Public Library (Images of America)

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The Boston Public Library (BPL) used to be the first large municipally funded public library in america. Despite the fact that the library used to be founded in 1848, the original idea used to be first proposed by French ventriloquist Alexandre Vattemare in 1841. In 1854, the library opened to the general 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 used to be the first library within the country to open a branch, and by 1895, when the brand new central library used to be opened in Copley Square, 29 branches and reading rooms had opened. Charles Follen McKim used to be the principal architect of the brand new building, which is noted for its best possible proportions, magnificent work of art, and beautiful ornamentation during the building. The tremendous growth of the library made it important to build an addition, and in 1972, the brand new building designed by Philip Johnson used to be opened.

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