The Textron Tower, formerly the Old Stone Tower, is a modern skyscraper in downtown

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. It is the world headquarters of

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. At , the Textron Tower stands as the 5th-tallest building in the city and the state.

Architecture

The Textron Tower was designed by

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, architects of the

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. The structure is set back some from the building line and raised above the street on a podium. The first story is marbled sheathed and serves as a base for the concrete-grid curtain wall. The building features deep reveals attached to a reinforced concrete frame and is clad with deeply exposed aggregate precast panels. The structure was included in a 2020

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article entitled ''The ugliest skyscraper in every state.''

References

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