South End Branch of the Boston Public Library
Library · 685 Tremont St
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McKim Building
National Register Back Bay
A library on Dartmouth St, in the middle of things: 1,318 places within a five-minute walk. One of 342 town & public services in Boston.
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On the National Register since 1973
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1973, and named a National Historic Landmark on Feb 24, 1986. It is significant for its art, architecture and social history at the national level. Its architecture is described as Second Renaissance Revival.
The Central Library (also the Copley Square Library) is the main location of the Boston Public Library (BPL), occupying a full city block on Copley Square in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It consists of the McKim Building, designed by Charles Follen McKim, and the Johnson Building, designed by Philip Johnson. The McKim Building, which includes the library's research collection, i…
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1,318 places within a five-minute walk of McKim Building.
🎭See some artBoston Public Library - Leventhal Map Center1 min walk🍽️EatThe Courtyard Restaurant1 min walk🍺Have a drinkMap Room Lounge1 min walk☕Grab a coffeeMapRoom Cafe1 min walk
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McMillan Education InternationalEducation
1 min walk⚖️Courtyard Tea RoomTea room
1 min walk🧰Enterprise Rent-A-CarTravel services
1 min walk🏛️MBTA Bus Stop | Boylston StTransportation
1 min walk💼Latham & Watkins LLPCorporate office
1 min walk🎨La'Bella MAFIA Boston Makeup Artists + HairstylistsPlace
1 min walkWhere it is
Directions →236 Dartmouth St
The nearest neighbor is McMillan Education International, 1 min walk away.
Address236 Dartmouth St · 02116
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