First National Bank Building (Boston)

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First National Bank Building
Information
Location	100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Status	Complete
Constructed	1968 - 1971
Use	Office
Height
Roof	591 ft (180 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Companies
Architect	Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty
Developer	UBS PaineWebber, Inc.

The First National Bank Building is a modern skyscraper located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The skyscraper, rising 591 feet (180 meters) and 37 floors, is Boston's sixth-tallest building. The building was completed in 1971, and formerly served as the world headquarters of FleetBoston Financial (and the Bank of Boston even earlier). The building now houses Bank of America offices.

Contents 1 Design 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Design

The design of the First National Bank Building is unique, as it has a bulge of several stories near its base. Due to this bulge, the building has earned the nicknames the "Pregnant Building", the "Pregnant Bank" and "Building with a Belly." The architect of the skyscraper, Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty, designed the building with the bulge in order to give pedestrians a wider view of the street but at the same time provide the building with more floor space at higher levels. The skyscraper is considered to have an Art Moderne style.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings in Boston

[edit] References

1. ^ The Pregnant Building. CelebrateBoston.com (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.

[edit] External links

• Entry on Emporis
• Entry on Skyscraperpage.com
• Building Description on Celebrateboston.com

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