The Salem Laundry is a historic laundry building at 55 Lafayette Street in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Salem Landry".[2] The building was erected in 1906 and is the first concrete building to be constructed in Salem. The four-story building is divided into three wide bays, with the central bay projecting slightly. The bays have broad windows divided by ashlar-tooled concrete blocks, a styling that became fashionable in the following decade before unadorned concrete became more widely used. The building was built by, and has remained in the hands of, the Hooper family. In 2003, building was converted to condos. who established a commercial laundry in Salem in 1806.[3] It was listed on the National Register in 1983.[1]
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| Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′12″N 70°53′38″W / 42.52000°N 70.89389°W |
| Built | 1906 |
| MPS | Downtown Salem MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000583[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 29, 1983 |
Oldest pizza shop in Salem
editEngine House Pizza is located on the Street leve & has been serving pizza since 1977.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER Ref #83000583". NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS. National Park Service.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Salem Laundry". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-09.