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Boston Public Library and (New) Old South Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Creator InfoField | Abdalian, Leon H., 1884-1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boston Public Library and (New) Old South Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Date supplied by cataloger.; Title supplied by cataloger from similar item in collection.; Abdalian identifier no. 11002; Leon H. Abdalian Photographer; Boston Public Library occupies a conspicuous position in Copley Square. It is of the Italian Renaissance type and very satisfactory in design. The architects were McKim, Mead and White. The building is 225 feet long by 227 feet deep and surrounds a central court. On the Copley Square side is the inscription: "The Public Library of the City of Boston, Built by the People and Dedicated to the Advancement of Learning." The corner stone was laid in 1888, and the building was opened to the public in 1895. Its cost, including land, was $2,500,000. Congregational (New) Old South, Copley square. The beautiful Italian Gothic tower of this building rises nearly two hundred and fifty feet and is an object of interest from a long distance. The building itself is charming in design, both in exterior and interior. A tablet in the arcade on the Boylston Street side tells in a few words the history of the society. 1699 Old South Church preserved and blessed of God for more than two hundred years. While worshipping on its original site corner of Washington and Milk Streets whence it was removed to this building in 1885 amid constant props of His guidance and loving favor. Qui transtulit sustinet. |
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between 1920 and 1960 date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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institution QS:P195,Q894583 |
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