Federal Reserve Bank Building (Boston)
The Federal Reserve Bank Building was completed in 1977 and is 614 ft (187 m ) high and 32 storeys is the third tallest skyscraper in the city of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. It stands at Dewey Square at the intersection of the neighborhoods Fort Point and the Financial District. The main tenant is the eponymous Boston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. In the immediate vicinity of Boston Harbor, the Fort Point Channel and Boston South Station.
In the lower part of the building there is a breakthrough through the building structure to be from the sea wind gusts coming through. As an architect Hugh Stubbins Jr. was in charge of The Stubbins Associates, Inc.. More than 60 years the designs of the buildings of the Federal Reserve System had shown strong similarities with a fortress, which is why the new Boston skyscraper to represented a strong contrast. The building is sometimes referred to as The Washboard Building or as a Venetian blind.
Architectural details
The building consists of two towers, between which the usable floors are in a sense " hung ". The facade consists of glass on the front, the sides are protected by a curtain wall, which consists of spandrels of anodized aluminum. These protect the building from weather, keep in summer the sunlight from and allow more light in the winter months.
The building has an auditorium, named after the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1968-1988) Frank E. Morris. It was designed according to the needs of the bank, but is also rented out to the community for public events and lunchtime concerts. There is also a private garden above the street level. The building was also the first in the computer room, a switch of the Federal Reserve Wire Network was installed.
Tenant
- Aspen Specialty Insurance Co.
- Cavan Group, The
- Collora LLP
- ConnectEDU
- Italy Consulate General of Italy - 17th floor
- Japan Japanese Consulate General - 22nd floor
- Craig & Macauley P. C.
- Dalbar Inc.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Harvard Management Company
- Kforce
- Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
- Middleton & Company, Inc.
- Peabody & Arnold LLP
- Wolf, Greenfield P. C.