Boston Public Library - McKim Building (Charles Follen McKim)

The McKim Building of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square was designed by Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Mead & White and opened in 1895. The building exemplified late-19th-century Beaux-Arts public architecture and was part of a movement to create grand civic institutions in Boston. Its historic reading rooms, art, and architecture are tied to McKim's career and the era's prominent patrons and cultural figures.