Ames Building

first skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts
Place skyscraper Q470245
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Ames Building

Summary

Ames Building is a skyscraper[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #260 of 1,933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ames Building was a member of Historic Hotels of America[3].
  • Ames Building was a member of Historic Hotels Worldwide[4].
  • Ames Building is located in Boston[5].
  • Ames Building is in the country of United States[6].
  • Ames Building's image is recorded as Ames Building, Boston, Massachusetts.jpg[7].
  • Ames Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[8].
  • Ames Building's architect is recorded as Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge[9].
  • Ames Building's owned by is recorded as Suffolk University[10].
  • Ames family is named after Ames Building[11].
  • Ames Building's architectural style is recorded as Richardsonian Romanesque[12].
  • Ames Building's Commons category is recorded as Ames Building (Boston, Massachusetts)[13].
  • +1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ames Building[14].
  • Ames Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.3589, 'lon': -71.05786}[15].
  • Ames Building's NRHP reference number is recorded as 74000382[16].
  • Ames Building's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}[17].
  • Ames Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[18].
  • Ames Building's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4928983[19].
  • Ames Building's date of official opening is recorded as +1893-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Ames Building's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 72213[21].
  • Ames Building's different from is recorded as Ames Building[22].
  • Ames Building's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+57.3'}[23].
  • Ames Building's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 79883[24].
  • Ames Building's Historic Hotels of America ID is recorded as ames-boston-hotel[25].
  • Ames Building's Historic Hotels Worldwide ID is recorded as ames-boston-hotel[26].
  • Ames Building's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '1 Court Street'}[27].

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Geography

Ames Building is in the country of United States[6]. It is located in Boston[5].

Designation and Status

Ames Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[18].

History and Context

+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ames Building[14]. Its owned by is recorded as Suffolk University[10]. Ames family is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Ames Building draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (skyscraper category, ranking #260 of 1,933).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . archINFORM. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of
    Floors above ground {'amount': '+13'}
    Architect Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
    Inception
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "AmesBuilding::xpn2t"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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