Peabody and Stearns
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Peabody & Stearns was a premier architectural firm in the Eastern United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of Robert Swain Peab
Peabody and Stearns Boston Office (c.1905)
Custom House Tower, Boston
Bussey Institute, Harvard University
Public Library, Marlborough, Massachusetts
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
Peabody and Stearns
…Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Building, 195 State St., Springfield (1905) U. S. Custom House Tower, Boston (1913–15) Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, Dedham, Massachusetts (1905) Public Library, Marlborough, Massachusetts…
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.