Warren Block (Marlborough, Massachusetts)

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Warren Block
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Location Marlborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′49″N71°32′56″W / 42.34694°N 71.54889°W / 42.34694; -71.54889 Coordinates: 42°20′49″N71°32′56″W / 42.34694°N 71.54889°W / 42.34694; -71.54889
Built1891
ArchitectWarren, Joseph E.
Architectural styleMixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Part of Marlborough Center Historic District (ID98000992)
NRHP reference No. 83000836 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983
Designated CPAugust 19, 1998

The Warren Block is a historic commercial block at 155 Main Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The four-story brick building was built in 1891 for Winslow Warren, owner of the local railway express. The building was designed to house office spaces on most of the first and second floors, and facilities of the local YMCA, including a gymnasium and reading room. The building's facade features a distinctive basket-weave style of brickwork. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, [1] and included in the Marlborough Center Historic District in 1998. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Marlborough Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  3. "MACRIS inventory record for Warren Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-28.