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This Day in History 11 March, 1895: Boston Public Library

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | Karl Cole

On this date, the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library was opened to the public. Called by the city the “palace of the people”, the library was the first public building in the Beau ...

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Artist Birthday: Frank Duveneck

Thursday, October 9, 2025 | Karl Cole

At the same time Impressionism was developing in France, a parallel movement was blossoming among American ex-patriate artists in Germany and Italy. Frank Duveneck was a pioneer in this style call ...

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American Renaissance Architecture: Frank Furness

Monday, January 23, 2017 | Karl Cole

“American Renaissance” is sometimes used to refer, stylistically, to the period between the Civil War (1860–1865) and 1900. Some call the same period “Victorian,” but, Vi ...

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