60 State Street is a modern skyscraper located on historic State Street in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Completed in 1977, it stands 509 feet (155 m) tall with 38 floors, making it Boston's 19th tallest building.
History
The site was originally home to the Great Britain Coffee-House, a colonial tavern established in 1713. In 1838, ship designer and merchant Thatcher Magoun Sr. established Thatcher Magoun & Son, a counting-house, on the site, helping to establish State Street as one of Boston's financial centers and initiating the city's Financial District.
Architecture
Designed by the Chicago-based firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, the building is clad in pink granite to blend with the red brick of nearby Faneuil Hall and City Hall Plaza. It features eleven sides and a two-part scheme that gives it the appearance of side-by-side octagonal tubes from a distance. The chamfered corner pillars are octagonal, recalling Boston's historic architectural motif of chamfered bay windows on Beacon Hill and in the Back Bay. The building has 823,009 square feet (76,460.0 m²) of floor area.
Tenants and venues
The building houses the main Boston office of the international law firm WilmerHale, as well as Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith. It served as the corporate headquarters of the Sheraton Hotel group from 1978 until its acquisition by Starwood Hotels and Resorts in 1998. Berkshire Bank announced 60 State Street as their new corporate headquarters in late 2017.
The State Room, located on the 33rd floor, hosts private functions such as weddings and corporate events, offering panoramic views of Boston Harbor, the Financial District, Boston Common, the Massachusetts State House, the Charles River, and the Mystic River. A Bank of America branch is at street level, and a Samuel Adams Beer Tap room is located on the building's ground level adjacent to Faneuil Hall.
