101 Federal Street is a
skyscraper
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on
Federal Street Federal Street may refer to:
*Federal Street (Boston)
**Federal Street Theatre
*Federal Street (Baltimore)
* Federal Street (Camden)
*Federal Street (Philadelphia)
** Ellsworth–Federal station (formerly Federal Street Station)
* Federal Street (P ...
in the
Financial District neighborhood of
Boston, Massachusetts. Completed in 1988, the 116 meter (381 ft) building was designed by
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is an American architecture firm that provides architecture, interior, programming and master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. KPF is one of the largest architecture firms in ...
Associates PC. The building is also known as 75–101 Federal Street These buildings contain of office space.
History
The State Street Trust Building is the 75 Federal Street portion of the building. The Art Deco building was designed by
Thomas M. James in 1929.
[AIA Guide to Boston, Susan and Michael Southworth, page 95] In the late 1980s, the
Boston Redevelopment Authority
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allowed for the elimination of smaller narrow streets to create larger building parcels. This is how an L-shaped parcel was created to make room for 101 Federal Street.
Architectural details
101 Federal is three
crenellate
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d shafts joined to 75 Federal Street on the first eleven floors.
The limestone facade takes into account the coloring of the older 75 Federal St.
The exterior surfaces of the 21-story building at 75 Federal consists of low relief figurative and floral bands on street level floors.
The exterior also features bronze panel sculptures depicting finance, architecture and sculpture, agriculture, power and transportation.
The interior features an art deco inspired lobby features black and buff terrazzo floors inset with marble, dark green and richly veined red marble walls and piers and ornate bronze decorations.
The original lobby has elevator doors that match the marble coloring.
The elevator control panels and signs are in the Broadway engraved style.
The exterior of the 31 story building at 101 Federal features masonry construction clad with smooth Indiana limestone panels.
The
surfaces have 101 Federal has raised circles and brushed aluminum.
The lobby features floors of black and dark red terrazzo, with zinc and brass dividers and marble inlays.
101 Federal features wood elevators.
Building design team
* Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox,
New York, New York
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* General Contractor: Morse Diesel, International, Boston, MA
* Owner: Transwestern
* Engineer: Lev Zetlin & Associates
* Lobby Terrazzo Contractor: DePaoli Mosaic, Boston, MA
* Steel Contractor: Cives Steel Company, Roswell GA
* Indiana Limestone supplier: Evans Limestone Bedford, IN
* Indiana Limestone Contractor: Moliterno Stone Sales, Inc.
Tenants
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Wipro
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Wipro's presence in North America
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*Ingenico Group
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References
External links
Equity Office
Photo
Detail of Brass on 75 Federal
Detail of Stone on 75 Federal
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Steel Contractor tear sheet
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Skyscraper office buildings in Boston
Office buildings completed in 1988
Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings