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gptkbp:instanceOf
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library
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gptkbp:accessibility
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wheelchair accessible
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gptkbp:admission_fee
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varies by category
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Library_Association
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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art exhibitions
book clubs
lectures
film screenings
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Charles_Bulfinch
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle
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gptkb:Greek_Revival
dome
exhibition space
reading room
grand_staircase
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gptkbp:collectionSize
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over 600,000 volumes
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gptkbp:founded
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1807
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gptkbp:governance
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Board_of_Trustees
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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one of the oldest independent libraries in the U.S.
home to many literary figures
preservation_of_American_history
important_cultural_institution_in_Boston
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Boston Athenaeum
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:membership
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open to the public
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gptkbp:notable_event
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lecture series
annual gala
book fair
art auction
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Louisa_May_Alcott
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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manuscripts
photographs
rare books
maps
artworks
prints
music scores
periodicals
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gptkbp:offersServices
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research assistance
exhibitions
reading rooms
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gptkbp:opening_hours
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Monday to Saturday
closed on Sundays
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Historical_Society
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society
gptkb:Boston_Public_Library
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gptkbp:renovated
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2005
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gptkbp:type
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private library
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gptkbp:website
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www.bostonathenaeum.org
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