After working his way up from the bottom at the Boston Gas Light Company, John McCourt launched the John McCourt Company in 1893 — and, in the decades that followed, built something lasting: a construction business that would be passed down through the generations.
The McCourt, The Shed's most iconic space, is formed when the movable outer shell is deployed over the adjoining plaza to create a 17,000-square-foot light-, sound-, and temperature-controlled hall for large-scale performances, installations, and events.