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Fiske Building
Fiske Building
	The Fiske Building in 1892
General information
Status	Demolished
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates	42°21′32″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35895°N 71.0553°W
Construction started	1888
Demolished	1986
Height
Tip	38.1 m (125 ft)
Roof	38.1 m (125 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	10
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Peabody and Stearns

The Fiske Building, located in Boston, was a 38.1 m (125 ft)^[1] skyscraper built by Peabody and Stearns in 1888 and demolished in 1986.^[2]^[3] In 1964, five stories were added to the building, and the facade was altered with the addition of glass, black aluminum strips and horizontal blue panels, leading architectural observers to describe the building as one of the ugliest in Boston.^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fiske Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b Yudis, Anthony J. (9 November 1986). "Design completed for 75 State". Real Estate. The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts.
^ "Fiske Building". Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archive. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ Campbell, Robert; Vanderwarker, Peter (17 February 1985). "Facing the future". The Boston Globe. p. 64.