Custom House District
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Custom House Tower (1915), constructed atop the 1849 Boston Custom House | |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′28″N 71°3′12″W / 42.35778°N 71.05333°WCoordinates: 42°21′28″N 71°3′12″W / 42.35778°N 71.05333°W |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Skyscraper, Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Governing body | GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION |
| NRHP Reference # |
73000321 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1973 |
Custom House District is a historic district in Boston, Massachusetts located between the Fitzgerald Expressway (now Purchase St. / the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway) and Kirby Street and South Market and High and Batterymarch Streets. Named after the 1849 Boston Custom House located on State Street, the historic district contains about seventy buildings on nearly sixteen acres in Downtown Boston, consisting of 19th century mercantile buildings along with many early 20th century skyscrapers, including the 1915 Custom House Tower.[2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Additionally, the area contains numerous non-contributing newer office buildings.
Contributing properties (partial listing)
- Boston Custom House (1849)
- Building at 4 Liberty Square
- Building at 100 State Street (1903)[3]
- Chase and Sanborn warehouse (1901), 141-149 Broad Street
- Codman Building (1873), also individually listed on the NRHP
- Cunard Building, 122-130 State Street[4]
- Custom House Tower (1915)
- Farlow Building (1895), 92 State Street[5]
- Flour and Grain Exchange Building, aka Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston (1892)
- India Building, 84 State Street (1903)[6]
- Pepperell Building (1921), 160 State Street[7]
- Richards Building (1867), 116 State Street[8]
- State Street Block (1857)
- Telegraph Building, 100-110 State Street
Non-contributing properties (partial listing)
- 75 State Street (1988)[9]
- Folio Boston, 88 Broad Street (2005)[10]
- 20 Custom House Street (1988)[11]
- 21 Custom House Street (1989)[12]
- Market Place Center (1985)[13]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts
- Long Wharf and Customhouse Block
- Financial District, Boston
References
0. https://archive.org/details/customhousedistr00bost - 1973 application to the US National Park Service
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Custom House District
- ↑ 100 State Street
- ↑ Cunard Building
- ↑ Farlow Building
- ↑ India Building
- ↑ 160 State Street, Boston
- ↑ Richards Building
- ↑ 75 State Street
- ↑ Folio Boston
- ↑ 20 Custom House Street
- ↑ 21 Custom House Street
- ↑ Market Place Center
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