architecture

Winthrop Building

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Winthrop Building [English]

Architecture

The Winthrop Building is noteworthy for being the first high-rise in Boston to have been constructed using a steel frame.

full/alternative names
Winthrop-Carter Building
historic names
Carter Building
1894-1899
built
1894
culture
US American
style/period
Renaissance Revival, Eclecticism
form/concept
high-rise building
material
brick, steel
technique
masonry, steel frame
architect
Clarence H. Blackall

Specifications

height
36.6 m
stories (above ground)
9

Geography

America » North America » Northern America » United States of America » Massachusetts » Boston » Downtown
local language location name
Boston, United States of America [English]
cultural historical region
New England