The Bigelow Block is a historic commercial and residential building at the corner of Forest and Salem Streets in Medford, Massachusetts. The Victorian block was built in 1886 for the locally prominent Bigelow family; it is a four-story brick building with sandstone trim, terra cotta plaques, and copper-clad turret at the corner. It occupies a prominent position in the center of Medford, and is one of few surviving 19th century commercial buildings in the city.[2]
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| Location | Medford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′6″N 71°6′36″W / 42.41833°N 71.11000°W |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Dunahue Bros. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000268 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Bigelow Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.