Ames Building - View this location on map The 13-story Ames Building was the tallest building in Boston when it was completed in 1889. Constructed before skyscrapers were built of steel, the Ames Building is supported by 9-foot thick masonry walls. The Romanesque style building was designed by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. The Ames manufacturing company supplied shovels to build Civil War fortifications and The Transcontinental Railroad. 1 Court St., Boston, MA Historical

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