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State Street is one of the oldest and most historic streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Located in the financial district, it is the site of some historic landmarks, such as Long Wharf , the Old State House and the Boston Custom House .
King Building (1894), 120–122 Milk Street; James Codman Building (1873), 44–48 Kilby Street; John Foster Warehouse (c. 1860), 109–133 Broad Street; Marshall Building (1910), 15–19 Broad Street; Pepperell Building (1921), 160 State Street [7] Rice Drystuffs Company Building (1872), 295 Franklin Street; Richards Building, aka Shaw ...
Corner of Merchants Row and State Street, Boston, 19th-century (Old State House at left) Merchants Row in Boston, Massachusetts, is a short street extending from State Street to Faneuil Hall Square in the Financial District. Since the 17th century, it has been a place of commercial activity.
Merchant's Exchange, Boston, 1852 The Merchants Exchange building (1842-1890) in Boston , Massachusetts was built in 1841 from a design by architect Isaiah Rogers . Centrally located on State Street , it functioned as a hub for business activities in the city.
Exchange Place is a modern skyscraper located at the block of 43–53 State Street or 1 Exchange Place, between Congress and Kilby Streets, in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1981–1985, it is tied for Boston's 17th tallest building , standing 510 feet (155 m) tall, and containing 40 floors.
Walt Whitman visited Boston in 1860, and wrote about what he saw: "Noblest of all State Street Block, east of the Custom House, rough granite. The above probably one of the finest pieces of com[merical] architecture in the world." [4] Another visitor travelling through Boston (in 1859) called it "a magnificent block." [5]
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In 1986 when custom officials of the United States Customs Service moved to the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building in the West End, the Custom House on State Street was declared "surplus property". [17] On April 16, 1987, the city of Boston purchased the building from the General Services Administration. [17]