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| 322 ft (98 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 302 feet (98 m) with 22 floors.[2] Construction began in 1972 and was completed in 1975. It is incorrectly listed as the 36th-tallest building in Boston. The architectural firm who designed the building was Hoyle, Doran & Berry.[3] 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[4]
* Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
* Office of the Commissioner of Probation
* Massachusetts State Police H-1 Government Center Barracks[5]

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Boston

## References

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1. ^ "McCormack Building". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
2. ^ https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/mccormack-building/9813
3. ^ Engineering News-Record 1972: 46. New York.
4. ^ "Contact Us". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
5. ^ "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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