| Boston Athenaeum | |
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| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1847 |
| Architect: | Cabot,Edward Clark; Bigelow & Wadsworth |
| Architectural style(s): | Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000132[1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
Boston Athenæum is an independent library and museum in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Edward Clarke Cabot ( August 17 1818 &ndash January 5 1901) was a Boston architect and watercolor painter Henry Forbes Bigelow ( May 12, 1867 - June 20, 1907) was a prominent Boston, USA architect of Bigelow and Wadsworth, who become A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The institution was founded in 1807 by the Anthology Club. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Anthology Club, or Anthology Society, was organized in 1804 in Boston Massachusetts by the Rev Edward Clark Cabot designed the present building, which opened in 1849 and was modelled on the Athenæum and Lyceum in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Edward Clarke Cabot ( August 17 1818 &ndash January 5 1901) was a Boston architect and watercolor painter Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [2]
It is located on Beacon Street, near the top of Beacon Hill, and a short walk from the Massachusetts State House. Beacon Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston Massachusetts and several of its western suburbs Other places are also named Beacon Hill. Beacon Hill is a neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts, covering approximately one square This article is about a building For the similarly-named legislative body see Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The Athenæum combines the functions of a library with those of an art gallery and museum. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the It is home to more than 700,000 books including original works by George Washington, approximately one-half of Washington's personal library from Mount Vernon, as well as the bibles that King James sent to the colonists to try and turn them to religion instead of revolution. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the [3]
Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of many authors to frequent the Athenæum, "had a special relationship with this book-filled building. Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4 1804 – May 19 1864 was an American novelist and Short story writer A relationship with the ghost of a man who, to this day, still calls for the elevator to come to the third floor to get him. The Boston Athenaeum is said to be haunted by the scholarly Rev. Harris, who was seen there by Nathaniel Hawthorne. "[4]
In 1855, the newly formed Boston Art Club held its first Exhibition of Paintings at the Athenæum. The Boston Art Club, Boston Massachusetts for nearly 154 years serves as a nexus for Members and non Members to access the world of Fine Art Alfred Ordway, one of the founding Members of the Boston Art Club, had been working at the Athenæum and became the Athenæum's Director of Paintings from 1856-1863. The Boston Art Club, Boston Massachusetts for nearly 154 years serves as a nexus for Members and non Members to access the world of Fine Art
Notes
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ About the Athenæum
- ^ The Boston Spirits Walking Tour
- ^ The Boston Spirits Walking Tour
Further reading
- Josiah Quincy III, The History of the Boston Athenæum, with Biographical Notices of its Deceased Founders. Josiah Quincy III ( February 4, 1772 &ndash July 1, 1864) was a U Cambridge, MA. , Metcalf and Company, 1851.
- The Athenæum Centenary, The Influence and History of the Boston Athenæum from 1807 to 1907 with a Record of its Officers and Benefactors and a Complete List of Proprietors. Boston, The Boston Athenæum, 1907.
- Robert F. Perkins, Jr. & William J. Gavin III, editors, The Boston Athenæum Art Exhibition Index, 1827-1874. Boston, MA, The Boston Athenæum, 1980.
References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ About the Athenæum
- ^ The Boston Spirits Walking Tour
- ^ The Boston Spirits Walking Tour
External links
| List of Athenaeums in the United States Philadelphia | Boston | La Jolla | Minneapolis | Portsmouth, NH | Providence, RI | Newport, RI | Salem, MA | Saint Johnsbury, VT | Columbia, TN | Pittsfield, MA |
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