Shumway Block

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Shumway Block
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Location Webster, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°2′55″N71°53′7″W / 42.04861°N 71.88528°W / 42.04861; -71.88528 Coordinates: 42°2′55″N71°53′7″W / 42.04861°N 71.88528°W / 42.04861; -71.88528
Built 1886
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Gothic, Queen Anne
NRHP reference #

80000468

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Added to NRHP December 3, 1980

The Shumway Block is a historic commercial building on 112-116 Main Street in Webster, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it is a well-preserved local example of late Victorian commercial brick architecture, and has played a prominent role in the business economy of the Webster downtown's west end. [2] The block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

Webster, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

Webster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,767 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description and history

The town of Webster's downtown area extends along Massachusetts Route 12, roughly from the French River and the railroad tracks running north-south just to its east, eastward toward Lake Street. The Shumway Block is located on the south side of the Street, just east of the railroad tracks. This area was not originally the center of Webster's economic activity, but became an important area when the railroad was built through the area. A wood-frame commercial building stood here for many years, and was a fixture of economic activity related to the railroad. It burned down in 1886, and the present Shumway Block was built on the site by Oscar Shumway, who had purchased the building in 1872. [2]

Massachusetts Route 12 highway in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Route 12 is a north-south state highway that runs through central Massachusetts from the Connecticut state line at Dudley to the New Hampshire state line at Winchendon.

French River (Massachusetts) Massachusets

The French River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut, USA.

The block is a three-story brick structure, nine bays wide, with a flat roof. Its facade is divided into three sections, articulated by stone piers on the first floor and brick pilasters on the upper levels. Each section has a commercial storefront on the first floor, with glass display windows and recessed entrances. Windows on the upper floors are grouped in threes, with stone lintels and sills. Decorative brick panelwork is found between the second and third floors, and there are half-round terra cotta panels above the three windows in the center section third floor. A band of corbelled brickwork runs below the roofline, and the central section has a parapet flanked by square posts with urns at the ends. [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "MACRIS inventory record for Shumway Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-11.