The John W. McCormack State Office Building, also referred to by its address 1 Ashburton Place, is a high-rise building adjacent to the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. The building stands at 302 feet (98 m) with 22 floors.[2] Construction began in 1972 and was completed in 1975. It is the 63rd-tallest building in Boston. The architectural firm who designed the building was Hoyle, Doran & Berry.[3] The McCormack Building is notable because of its distinctive black and white façade.
| McCormack Building | |
|---|---|
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 Interactive map of the McCormack Building area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′34″N 71°03′44″W / 42.359527°N 71.062333°W |
| Construction started | 1972 |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Floor area | 649,989 sq ft (60,386.0 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hoyle, Doran & Berry |
| Developer | Vappi & Company, Inc. |
Tenants
editSome tenants of the office block include:
- Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
- Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
- Office of the Comptroller
- Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance
- Executive Office of Education
- Massachusetts Department of Higher Education[4]
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
- Office of the Commissioner of Probation
- Massachusetts State Police H-1 Government Center Barracks[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "McCormack Building". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ↑ "McCormack Building - the Skyscraper Center".
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 1972: 46. New York.
- ↑ "Contact Us". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ↑ "State Police Government Center Barracks". Mass.gov. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. n.d. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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