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

Tufts Building

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

1. Tufts Building Marker

Inscription. 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. It 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.

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: 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

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Boston Tea Party (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old South Meeting House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

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

2. Tufts Building Marker

Nearby plaque about the time capsule image. Click for full size.

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

3. Nearby plaque about the time capsule

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.