Winthrop Building

The Winthrop Building, also known as the Winthrop-Carter Building, stands on Water Street in Boston and is considered one of the city's earliest skyscrapers. The nine-story brick and terra-cotta building was designed by Clarence H. Blackall in the Renaissance Revival style and completed in 1894. As the first steel-frame high-rise in Boston, it holds special historical significance. Originally called the Carter Building, it received its current name in 1899 in honor of the Puritan governor John Winthrop, whose second house stood nearby. Notable former tenants included landscape architect Fletcher Steele and the Boston offices of the Associated Press. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974 and was designated a Boston Landmark in 2016.