Ames Building
The Ames Building is located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes ranked as the tallest building in Boston from its completion in 1889 until 1915, when the Custom House Tower was built, but the steeple of the 1867 Church of the Covenant was much taller than the Ames Building.
- Building
- …lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 metres)
- …is also known as “The Ames Building”
- Description: first skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Museum
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology… Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is situated 980 feet southeast of Ames Building.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a natural… Harvard Museum of Natural History is situated 770 feet southeast of Ames Building.
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
University building
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baldwin and Old Cambridge Historic District.
Baldwin
Neighborhood
Baldwin, formerly known as Agassiz and also called…
Old Cambridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Old Cambridge Historic District is a historic…
Spring Hill
Neighborhood
Spring Hill is a ridge in the central part of the city…
Ames Building
- Category: skyscraper
- Location
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Latitude
42.37954° or 42° 22′ 46″ north
Longitude
-71.11811° or 71° 7′ 5″ west
Open location code
87JC9VHJ+RQ
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Ames Building” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ames Building”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مبنى اميس”
- French: “Ames Building”
- German: “Ames Building”
- Hebrew: “בניין איימס”
- Spanish: “Ames Building”
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