The Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is a membership library, for which patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use Athenæum services. The institution was founded in 1807 by the Anthology Club of Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at 10½ Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston.
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Boston
- Inception
- 1807
- Website
- http://www.bostonathenaeum.org
