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Hancock Tower Defines Boston's Sky and Office Life
Henry Cobb faced a fraught project as New England's tallest skyscraper rose near Trinity Church, drawing praise and controversy. The 60 story glass tower, nicknamed Woodpecker Hilton, drew critics and tourists while its lobby housed a Declaration of Independence copy, and Cobb recalled a 1980s safety scare that nearly halted construction.
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Henry N. Cobb
New England
Trinity Church
Boston Public Library
Copley Square
Bunker Hill
Boston
John FP. Marquand
Somerset Club
Henry Cath
John Hancock Tower
Cobb
Conley Square
Bac
Boston Globe
Henry Richardson
Charles River Basin
Public Library
Dartmouth College
Hancock Tower
Old South Church
Ruskin
Termite Tower
Lumberman’s Mutual
William, Marlin
Christian Science Monitor
Keepers of History
Reapers of Profit
Robert Garret
Boston Herald
New York Times
Stanley Abercrombie
Interiors Magazine
Henry Stub
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co
Prudential Center
Newark
Globe Architecture
Robert Campbell
Hancock
John
Brookline
Beacon Hill
Observatory
Yale
Church
Feft
Copley Plaza
Back Bay