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  2. Lynn Public Library - Wikipedia

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    Lynn Public Library. /  42.46444°N 70.95361°W  / 42.46444; -70.95361. The Lynn Public Library building is a historic library at Five North Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although library services were offered in Lynn as early 1815, it was not until a bequest in 1896 that the city began planning a permanent home for the growing ...

  3. Lancaster University Leipzig - Wikipedia

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    Lancaster University Leipzig is a branch campus of Lancaster University in Leipzig, Germany. Established in 2020, it is the first public UK university with a campus in Germany . [1] Lancaster University Leipzig has been approved by the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research, and the Arts.

  4. Charles Bulfinch - Wikipedia

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    He returned to Boston in 1830, where he died on April 15, 1844, aged 80, and was buried in King's Chapel Burial Ground in Boston. His tomb was later moved to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1943, a United States Liberty ship named the SS Charles Bulfinch was launched. The ship was scrapped in 1971.

  5. Boston Public Library - Wikipedia

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    The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1848. The Boston Public Library is also Massachusetts' Library for the Commonwealth [5] (formerly library of last recourse ), [6] meaning all adult residents of the state are entitled to borrowing and research privileges, and the library receives ...

  6. Winn Memorial Library - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHL. December 23, 1987 [2] Woburn Public Library, previously known as the Winn Memorial Library (1876–79) is a National Historic Landmark in Woburn, Massachusetts. Designed by architect H. H. Richardson, the Romanesque Revival building was a bequest of the Winn family. [3] It houses the Woburn Public Library, an institution that ...

  7. Peabody Institute Library (Peabody, Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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    73000311 [1] Added to NRHP. June 4, 1973. The Peabody Institute Library is the public library serving Peabody, Massachusetts. It was established in 1852 by a bequest from philanthropist and Peabody native George Peabody, and now has its main facility at 82 Main Street, with the South Branch at 78 Lynn Street and West Branch at 603 Lowell Street.

  8. Perkins School for the Blind - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1829, Perkins was the first school for the blind established in the United States. [4] The school was originally named the New England Asylum for the Blind and was incorporated on March 2, 1829. The name was eventually changed to Perkins School For the Blind. John Dix Fisher first considered the idea of a school for blind children ...

  9. Burt Lancaster - Wikipedia

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    Burt Lancaster. Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and film producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series.