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Marriott's Custom House
 



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Identification
Name
Marriott's Custom House
Alternative name
Custom House Tower, U.S. Custom House
Emporis Building ID
119258
Location
Main address
3 McKinley Square
Virtual address
52 Central Street
Virtual address
2-10 India Street
Virtual address
137 State Street
Address as text
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ZIP
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District
Central
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
Country
U.S.A.
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
151.18 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
32
Construction start
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Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
steel
Architectural style
neo-classicism
Usages
Main usages
hotel
Side usages
museum
Features and Amenities
Observation floor is available
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
The tower was unoccupied and inaccessible for 14 years before Marriott converted it into an 80 room hotel.
Replaced Boston's original Custom House, which was completed in 1847.
The famous clock in the upper tower is 22 feet wide.
Tallest building in Boston for 49 years; surpassed in 1964 by the Prudential Tower.
The second floor of the lobby features a rotating selection of exhibits from the Peabody Essex Museum.
The 26th floor of the hotel features an indoor/outdoor observation deck that provides guests a 360-degree view of the city and surrounding areas.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Peabody, Stearns & Furber, Jung Brannen Associates, Inc.

Other companies:
Marriott Vacation Club International, Walsh Brothers, Inc.
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