We’re proud to call the Navy Yard home, and love having visitors. We think our building’s history is pretty cool, and we’re working to create some new history for our clients and ourselves.

Downtown Boston with a neighborhood feel—it’s really the best of both worlds. The Charlestown Navy Yard has a great vibe, awesome views of downtown Boston and parking. Our offices are in the former “Cooper Building”—which, during the 1800s served as a storehouse for items loaded on and off ships.

Construction began on the Cooper Building in 1856, after Congress voted to increase the $17,500 building budget. The building was ultimately completed at a cost of less than $70,000. Originally slated to be a two-floor structure, a third floor and attic were added to make room to store bread for the Navy Yard. The building opened for occupancy in 1857. In 1885, the building was converted to a Naval Prison, with 42 interior cells and the addition of an external five-level cell block structure.

By 1920, a chapel had been built in the building, along with offices for the Yard Chaplain. The Chaplain’s offices remained until 1974.

In 1926 the Ingram Club, a facility for enlisted men, moved into the building, beginning a long association with the recreational needs of naval personnel assigned to the yard. The Club included a two-story-high movie hall and bowling alleys. The ground floor area was converted into a garage repair shop to service the newest form of transportation—automobiles.
 
A January 1978 fire severely damaged the building, which was then transferred to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). Much of the building was restored; commercial clients (Partners Healthcare) first moved into the building in 1988. In 2007, the building converted to office condominiums, and Castle purchased and moved into its second floor home in 2007. Sometimes, when you're walking alone at night, you can hear the naval prisoners' ghosts rattling around ... just kidding!