Place: Winthrop Building
Address: 276-78 Washington Street
Neighborhood: Downtown
On December 12, 2012, I walked around Downtown. The Winthrop Building is a notable structure at the intersection of Washington Street and Water Street. There is a small alleyway, in which the green marker is located.
To visit the Winthrop Building, ride the Orange Line or Blue Line to State Street.
"Built in 1883, this is the first steel frame skyscraper constructed in Boston. It was the work of innovative local architect Clarence Blackall, who modeled this building on the early steel commercial structure of Chicago. The office building received unprecedented attention in Boston, praised for its technological achievement as well as its graceful curved design and facade of colored brick and terra cotta. Originally built for businessman C. H. Carter, in 1899 the structure was renamed to recognize its location on the site of the home of the city's first colonial governor, John Winthrop."
To learn more about the Winthrop Building:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winthrop_Building
http://mass.historicbuildingsct.com/?p=1243
