For design splendor, McKim's built to last.(Editorial)

The Boston Herald | December 7, 2001| | Copyright

The Harleston Parker Award, given annually by the Boston Society of Architects to the most beautiful new building in the metropolitan area, goes this year to one of Boston's oldest: the Public Library's McKim building.

That's right. The McKim building, first opened at the turn of the last century, just yesterday won one of architecture's most prestigious awards. Long regarded as one of the finest examples of architecture in the nation and - along with the nearby Trinity Church and John Hancock Tower - one of the three best buildings in the city, it might seem the ...

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