United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building
United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building | |
42°21′14″N 71°3′23″W / 42.35389°N 71.05639°W / 42.35389; -71.05639 | |
Built | 1929–1930 |
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Architect | George W.Fuller Co.; Parker, Thomas & Rice |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 80000668 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1980 |
The United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building is a historic office building at 160 Federal Street in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The steel-frame skyscraper has 24 stories and a penthouse, and was built in 1929–1930 to a design by George W. Fuller and Parker, Thomas & Rice for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation. It is one of 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] and in 1983 it was designated a Boston Landmark with rare interior (lobby) as well as exterior protection by the Boston Landmarks Commission.
See also
External links
- City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. [1], 1983. (Was originally listed at 140 Federal Street.)
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
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