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Photo Title: 05 Boston Custom House
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Keywords:
boston
, massachusetts
, custom house
, boston custom house
, historic preservation
, marriot
, doric columns
, clock
, landmark
, historic
, skyscraper
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Description:
Towering above Massachusetts' most influential and electric financial district, Marriott's Boston Custom House is a specimen of timeless charm and historic beauty. This 26-story architectural masterpiece was constructed entirely of granite in 1847, and designed to serve the Boston Harbor as the official customs house.
For more than 30 years the tallest building on the Boston skyline, the Custom House is a tangible reminder of the importance of the sea in the city's economy and history. Here duties were collected and maritime business conducted as Boston clipper ships circled the world. The 1847 Greek revival structure with monolithic Quincy granite columns was designed by Ammi Burnham Young. In 1915, it was surmounted by Peabody & Stearns' 495-foot. Classical Revival-style tower.
Even in 1837, when construction started, the Custom House was designed to impress. It was the most expensive custom house in the country and was called the greatest building in Boston, next door to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Its signature feature was its collection of Doric columns, each a single 46-ton piece of Quincy granite. In 1915, a 30-story tower - Boston’s first skyscraper - was completed atop the house. The General Services Administration owned it from 1915 to 1985. Marriott bought the tower from Beal in 1995, making it the first urban timeshare in the country.
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