Boston Hancock and Brownstones along the Charles River

Boston skyline photography showing historic landmarks such as brownstone buildings and John Hancock Tower cityscape along the Charles River on a... more

by Juergen Roth

Title

Boston Hancock and Brownstones along the Charles River

Artist

Juergen Roth

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Boston skyline photography showing historic landmarks such as brownstone buildings and John Hancock Tower cityscape along the Charles River on a beautiful night in summer 2013.

From Wikipedia: The John Hancock Tower, officially named Hancock Place and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot (241 m) skyscraper in Boston. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners and was completed in 1976. In 1977, the American Institute of Architects presented the firm with a National Honor Award for the building and in 2011 conferred on it the AIA Twenty-five Year Award. The building was quickly nicknamed The Plywood Palace. It has been the tallest building in Boston for more than 30 years, and is the tallest building in New England. Its street address is 200 Clarendon Street. The company uses both "Hancock Place" and "200 Clarendon Street" as mailing addresses for offices in the building. John Hancock Insurance was originally the main tenant of the building, but the insurance company announced in 2004 that some offices will relocate to a new building at 601 Congress Street, in Fort Point, Boston.

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August 18th, 2013