Tufts Building. . Designed by Rand and Taylor, Kendall and Stevens. Constructed in 1897 of red brick with cast iron storefronts, limestone trim, and a copper medallion brick cornice. Named for the Tufts Company, the original occupants, manufacturers of soda fountain apparatus. The Congress Street and wharf façades were preserved in 2011 and joined with the Graphic Arts Building to create the waterfront building at Atlantic Wharf.
Designed by Rand & Taylor, Kendall & Stevens. Constructed in 1897 of red brick with cast iron storefronts, limestone trim, and a copper medallion brick cornice. Named for the Tufts Company, the original occupants, manufacturers of soda fountain apparatus. The Congress Street and wharf façades were preserved in 2011 and joined with the Graphic Arts Building to create the waterfront building at Atlantic Wharf.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 42° 21.167′ N, 71° 3.147′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Waterfront. Marker is on Congress Street north of Harborwalk, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 294 Congress St, Boston MA 02210, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Building Boom (within shouting distance of this marker); Entrepreneurial Spirit (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Fire (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugar for Rope (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Graphic Arts Building (within shouting distance
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