Boston Athenæum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkb:cultural_center
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:address gptkb:10½_Beacon_Street,_Boston,_MA
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Independent_Research_Libraries_Association
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Edward_Clarke_Cabot
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1849
gptkbp:collectionSize over 600,000 volumes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Buchtel
gptkbp:founded 1807
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Phineas_Adams
gptkb:William_Smith_Shaw
gptkbp:hasChildren'sLibrary yes
gptkbp:hasCollection yes
gptkbp:hasEvent yes
gptkbp:hasGallery yes
gptkbp:hasMember yes
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom yes
gptkbp:hasResearchServices yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boston Athenæum
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:mission to engage people who seek knowledge, inspiration, and community
gptkbp:notableCollection manuscripts
maps
photographs
rare books
fine art
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Boston_Athenæum_Art_Gallery_(1827–1873)
gptkb:Boston_Athenæum_Literary_Prizes
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Amy_Lowell
gptkb:Charles_Sumner
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
gptkb:Louisa_May_Alcott
gptkb:Nathaniel_Hawthorne
gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Sr.
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000776
gptkbp:program yes
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Park_Street_(MBTA_station)
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Greater_Boston
gptkbp:type gptkb:library
membership library
gptkbp:website https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Portrait_of_William_H._Prescott
gptkb:The_Boston_Athenæum_expansion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6