The Linton Block was a historic site in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Linton Block | |
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| Location | 3–5 Monument Sq., Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 42°0′19″N 71°30′48″W / 42.00528°N 71.51333°W |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Romanesque |
| MPS | Woonsocket MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000143 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 1982 |
It was a 4-storey office and domestic accommodation block built by Robert Linton in 1888 to house his drug store. Built in a Queen Anne/Romanesque style, the brick facade was ornamented with brickwork patterning and terra cotta panels and the side elevations embellished with cut shingles.[2]
It was badly damaged by fire in 1890.[3] It was added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It was destroyed by fire on March 22, 2000.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Sites on the National Register of Historic Places". woonsocket.org. Erik Eckilson. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "An early morning blaze in the Linton Block". The Evening Telegram (Providence RI). Mar 10, 1890. Retrieved 4 March 2012.