United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building

United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	160 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′14″N71°3′23″W / 42.35389°N 71.05639°W / 42.35389; -71.05639
Built	1929–1930
Architect	George W.Fuller Co.; Parker, Thomas & Rice
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	80000668 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1980

The United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building is a historic office building at 160 Federal Street in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The steel-frame skyscraper has 24 stories and a penthouse, and was built in 1929–1930 to a design by George W. Fuller and Parker, Thomas & Rice for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation. It is one of Boston's finest Art Deco buildings, including an elaborately decorated lobby. It was built for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, which at the time controlled 98% of the nation's shoe machinery business. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 ^[1] and in 1983 it was designated a Boston Landmark with rare interior (lobby) as well as exterior protection by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

External links

• City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. , 1983. (Was originally listed at 140 Federal Street.)

References

1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 9, 2014.