McCormack Building

Office in Boston, Massachusetts

McCormack Building

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office
Location| 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates| 42°21′34″N 71°03′44″W﻿ / ﻿42.359527°N 71.062333°W﻿ / 42.359527; -71.062333
Construction started| 1972
Completed| 1975
Height
Roof| 401 ft (122 m)
Technical details
Floor count| 22
Floor area| 649,989 sq ft (60,386.0 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Hoyle, Doran & Berry
Developer| Vappi & Company, Inc.

The John W. McCormack State Office Building, also referred to by its address 1 Ashburton Place, is a high-rise building adjacent to the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. The building stands at 401 feet (122 m) with 22 floors. Construction began in 1972 and was completed in 1975. It is currently the 36th-tallest building in Boston. The architectural firm who designed the building was Hoyle, Doran & Berry.[2] The McCormack Building is notable because of its distinctive black and white façade.

## Tenants

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Some tenants of the office block include:

* Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
* Massachusetts Civil Service Commission
* Office of the Comptroller
* Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance
* Executive Office of Education
* Massachusetts Department of Higher Education[3]
* Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
* Office of the Commissioner of Probation
* Massachusetts State Police H-1 Government Center Barracks[4]

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Boston

## References

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1. ^ "McCormack Building". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
2. ^ Engineering News-Record 1972: 46. New York.
3. ^ "Contact Us". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
4. ^ "State Police Government Center Barracks". Mass.gov. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. n.d. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

## External links

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* Entry on Emporis[usurped]
* Entry on SkyscraperPage

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