[3] It is the only Gilbert work in Boston, and was built in the same year when he won the commission for the Minnesota State Capitol.

It has a trapezoidal plan and is 125 feet in height, with identical fenestration patterns on the northern, eastern, and southern facades.

The exterior walls are made of limestone for the first three stories and terra cotta for the upper floors.

[4] The tower occupies the site of the first meeting house in Boston, erected in 1632; a plaque on the north facade of the building marks its former location.

The original Brazer building stood on the site until 1896, when it was removed to make way for the current tower.