Custom House Tower

The Custom House Tower is a skyscraper in McKinley Square, in the Financial District of , Massachusetts. The original building, the Custom House, was constructed between 1837 and 1847 and was designed by Ammi Burnham Young in the Greek Revival style.
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  • Type: Apartment building
  • Description: hotel in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Marriott’s Custom House Hotel”
  • Address: 3 McKinley Square, Boston, MA 02109

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market.

Public building
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is a historic building in , Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1742, the building was designed by artist John Smibert as a marketplace and meeting hall. is situated 800 feet northwest of Custom House Tower.

Marketplace
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is a historic marketplace complex in , Massachusetts, United States. Located at Merchants Row next to , it consists of three buildings constructed in 1826 and designed by Alexander Parris. is situated 540 feet northwest of Custom House Tower.

Historic building
The is a 19th-century office building in . Located at 177 Milk Street in the Custom House District, at the edge of the near the waterfront, it is distinguished by the large black slate conical roof at its western end. is situated 370 feet southeast of Custom House Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dock Square and Boston.

Neighborhood
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in , , is a public square adjacent to , bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.

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A city of history and tradition, offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

Locality
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was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current in .

Custom House Tower

Latitude
42.35905° or 42° 21′ 33″ north
Longitude
-71.05357° or 71° 3′ 13″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1915
Levels
32
Height
495 feet (151 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W5W+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29719177
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­apartments
Geo­Names ID
4934386
Wiki­data ID
Q3007905
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovak—“Custom House Tower” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Custom House Tower”
  • Chinese: “波士顿海关塔楼”
  • Czech: “Custom House Tower”
  • Dutch: “Custom House Tower”
  • French: “Custom House Tower”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל בית המכס”
  • Italian: “Custom House Tower”
  • Persian: “برج کاستم هاوس”
  • Slovak: “Custom House Tower”

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