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English: 75 State Street (lower, ornate building on left) and the Custom House Tower (right) in Boston, Massachusetts, as seen from in front of the New England Aquarium on the Central Wharf. The former was built in 1988, and the latter in 1849.

The Custom House Tower is a skyscraper in McKinley Square, in the Financial District neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The original building was constructed in 1837-47 and was designed by Ammi Burnham Young in the Greek Revival style. The tower was designed by Peabody and Stearns and was added in 1913-15. (Source: AIA Guide to Boston (3rd ed.) The building is part of the Custom House District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. As of 2016, it houses the Marriott Custom House Hotel.

75 State Street is a high-rise office building located in the Financial District of Boston. Built in 1988, it was designed by Gund Architects of Boston, in association with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, in the Postmodernist style.
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