Berkeley Building
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The Berkeley Building is a 26-story, 495-foot building located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It is the second of the three John Hancock buildings built in Boston; it was succeede
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Weather beacon illuminated on top of the Berkeley Building
Though dwarfed by other buildings, the "old John Hancock" remains a conspicuous and recognizable element of the Boston skyline
Custom House Tower
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The Custom House Tower is a skyscraper in McKinley Square, in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The original building, the Custom House, was constructed between 1837 and 1847 and was de
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…Sandstone from northeast Ohio. From 1947 until 1964 it was the second-tallest building in the city, one foot (30 cm) shorter than the 496-foot (151 m) Custom House Tower, but a much larger building and a conspicuous landmark. The Prudential Tower, completed in 1964, dwarfed both. As of 2004, 17 buildings are taller, yet…
The tower is supported by the original 1849 Custom House structure in this c. 1915 photo
Painting of the Great Seal of the United States inside the original Custom House structure.
Custom House Tower clock
The pendulum and other inner workings that control the Custom House Tower clock's four faces.