Hancock Tower
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Hancock Tower is a prominent glass-clad skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its sleek modernist design and status as the tallest building in New England.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
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landmark ⓘ modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Trinity Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
200 Clarendon Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Hancock Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Henry N. Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism ⓘ |
| architectureFirm | I. M. Pei & Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citySkylineRole | dominant feature of Boston skyline ⓘ |
| cladding | blue reflective glass ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| developer | John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 60 ⓘ |
| hasDesignCharacteristic |
narrow rectangular plan
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sharp corners ⓘ unornamented glass curtain wall ⓘ |
| hasFloorAreaType | Class A office space ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial use
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office space ⓘ |
| hasLightingFeature | nighttime architectural lighting ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObservationFeature | upper floors with city views ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel frame ⓘ |
| height |
790 ft
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approximately 241 m ⓘ |
| isTallestBuildingIn |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | New England ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Back Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist form
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reflecting the Boston skyline ⓘ sleek glass façade ⓘ |
| overlooks | Copley Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Boston Properties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankByHeightInUS | one of the tallest buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 200 Clarendon Street ⓘ |
| toppedOutYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1976 ⓘ |
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