Hancock Tower

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Hancock Tower is a prominent glass-clad skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, renowned for its sleek modernist design and status as the tallest building in New England.

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Hancock Tower canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-rise building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
adjacentTo Trinity Church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 200 Clarendon Street ⓘ
John Hancock Tower ⓘ
architect Henry N. Cobb ⓘ
architecturalStyle International Style ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
architectureFirm I. M. Pei & Partners ⓘ
citySkylineRole dominant feature of Boston skyline ⓘ
cladding blue reflective glass ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1968 ⓘ
developer John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ⓘ
floorCount 60 ⓘ
hasDesignCharacteristic narrow rectangular plan ⓘ
sharp corners ⓘ
unornamented glass curtain wall ⓘ
hasFloorAreaType Class A office space ⓘ
hasFunction commercial use ⓘ
office space ⓘ
hasLightingFeature nighttime architectural lighting ⓘ
hasNickname The Hancock ⓘ
hasObservationFeature upper floors with city views ⓘ
hasStructuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
height 790 ft ⓘ
approximately 241 m ⓘ
isTallestBuildingIn Boston ⓘ
New England ⓘ
locatedInCity Boston ⓘ
locatedInCountry United States ⓘ
locatedInRegion New England ⓘ
locatedInState Massachusetts ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
neighborhood Back Bay ⓘ
notableFor minimalist form ⓘ
reflecting the Boston skyline ⓘ
sleek glass façade ⓘ
overlooks Copley Square ⓘ
owner Boston Properties ⓘ
rankByHeightInUS one of the tallest buildings in the United States ⓘ
status completed ⓘ
streetAddress 200 Clarendon Street ⓘ
toppedOutYear 1975 ⓘ
yearCompleted 1976 ⓘ

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200 Clarendon Street → knownAs → Hancock Tower ⓘ