The Boston Athenaeum

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