United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building
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United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building | |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′14″N 71°3′23″W / 42.35389°N 71.05639°WCoordinates: 42°21′14″N 71°3′23″W / 42.35389°N 71.05639°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | George W.Fuller Co.; Parker, Thomas & Rice |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # |
80000668 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1980 |
The United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building is an historic office building at 138-164 Federal Street in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The steel-frame skyscraper has 24 stories and a penthouse, and was built in 1928 to a design by George W. Fuller and Parker, Thomas & Rice. It is one Boston's finest Art Deco buildings, including an elaborately decorated lobby. It was built for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, which at the time controlled 98% of the nation's shoe machinery business.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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