Waterfront in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Graphic Arts Building

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

1. Graphic Arts Building Marker

Inscription. Designed by Rand & Taylor, Kendall & Stevens. Constructed in 1897 of red brick with cast iron storefronts, limestone trim, and a copper cornice. Home to businesses in the printing and publishing trades for most of the 20th century. The Congress Street façade was preserved in 2011 and joined with the Tufts Building to create the waterfront building at Atlantic Wharf.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 42° 21.194′ N, 71° 3.177′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Waterfront. It is on Congress Street east of Atlantic Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 282 Congress St, Boston MA 02210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tufts Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Fire (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Entrepreneurial Spirit (about 300 feet away); Building Boom (about 300 feet away); Sugar for Rope (about 300 feet away); In Commemoration (about 400 feet away); The Boston Tea Party (about 400 feet away); InterContinental Boston Hotel (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

2. Graphic Arts Building Marker

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 28, 2025

3. Graphic Arts Building Marker

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Photographed by Marc Posner, September 28, 2025

4. Graphic Arts Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on October 22, 2025, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts.