Linton Block

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Linton Block
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Location3–5 Monument Sq.,
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates 42°0′19″N71°30′48″W / 42.00528°N 71.51333°W / 42.00528; -71.51333 Coordinates: 42°0′19″N71°30′48″W / 42.00528°N 71.51333°W / 42.00528; -71.51333
Built1888 (1888)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
MPS Woonsocket MRA
NRHP reference No. 82000143 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1982

The Linton Block was a historic site in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Sites on the National Register of Historic Places". woonsocket.org. Erik Eckilson. Retrieved 4 March 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "An early morning blaze in the Linton Block". The Evening Telegram (Providence RI). Mar 10, 1890. Retrieved 4 March 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)