gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Library
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Library_Association
gptkb:New_England_Library_Association
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Charles_Bulfinch
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gptkbp:architectural_style
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Greek Revival
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gptkbp:collection_focus
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gptkb:architecture
gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Science
gptkb:children's_literature
gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
Art history
Social sciences
Periodicals
Ephemera
Maps and atlases
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gptkbp:collection_size
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over 600,000 volumes
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gptkbp:community_role
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gptkb:cultural_institution
gptkb:educational_resources
Research hub
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gptkbp:floors
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approximately 100,000 square feet
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gptkbp:founded
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1807
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gptkbp:founder
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Charles Amory
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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One of the oldest independent libraries in the U. S.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The 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_collection
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gptkb:manuscripts
gptkb:maps
gptkb:artworks
Rare books
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Art exhibitions
Annual book sale
Lectures and talks
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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gptkb:art_gallery
Reading rooms
Historical archives
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Robert_Frost
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gptkbp:notable_publication
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Annual report
Research papers
Exhibition catalogs
Library newsletters
The Boston Athenaeum Bulletin
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gptkbp:renovation
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gptkb:2010
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gptkbp:services_provided
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gptkb:Public_programs
Exhibitions
Research services
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gptkbp:type
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Independent library
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gptkbp:visitors_per_year
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over 100,000
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gptkbp:website
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www.bostonathenaeum.org
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:American_neoclassicism
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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