John F. Kennedy Federal Building

John F. Kennedy Federal Building
The John F. Kennedy Federal Building (2006)
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General information
Architectural styleSixties Modern
Address15 Sudbury Street, Government Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates42°21′41″N 71°03′34″W / 42.36144°N 71.05936°W / 42.36144; -71.05936
Named forJohn F. Kennedy
Year(s) built1963-1966
Opened1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Height387 feet (118 m)
Technical details
MaterialSteel, reinforced concrete, glass
Floor count26 floors each; 4 floor corridor
Design and construction
Architect(s)Walter Gropius, The Architects Collaborative, Samuel Glaser
Structural engineerLeMessurier Consultants
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
NRHP reference No.SG100007130
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2021

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Federal Building is a United States federal government office building located in the Government Center area of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to City Hall Plaza and diagonally across from Boston City Hall. An example of 1960s modern architecture, and designed by Walter Gropius and The Architects Collaborative with Samuel Glaser, it is a complex that consists of two offset 26-floor towers that sit on-axis to each other and a low rise building of four floors that connects to the two towers through an enclosed glass corridor.[1] The two towers stand at a height of 387 feet (118 m).[2] The complex was built in 1963-1966.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.[3]

  1. ^ a b "John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, MA". Gsa.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  2. ^ "John F. Kennedy Federal Building | Buildings". Boston /: Emporis. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.