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- Stereograph, "Interior of Bates Hall, Boston Free Library," 1901 - Construction began on Boston Public Library's McKim Building -- named for architect Charles Follen McKim -- in 1888, and it opened in 1895. The main reading room, Bates Hall, recalled a Roman basilica. It was named for the library's first major financial supporter, Joshua Bates (1788-1864). Many of the earliest public libraries were established through the support of wealthy philanthropists.
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Stereograph, "Interior of Bates Hall, Boston Free Library," 1901
Construction began on Boston Public Library's McKim Building -- named for architect Charles Follen McKim -- in 1888, and it opened in 1895. The main reading room, Bates Hall, recalled a Roman basilica. It was named for the library's first major financial supporter, Joshua Bates (1788-1864). Many of the earliest public libraries were established through the support of wealthy philanthropists.