Warren Fox Building

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Warren Fox Building
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Location190–196 Middlesex Street,
Lowell, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°38′26″N71°18′45″W / 42.64056°N 71.31250°W / 42.64056; -71.31250
Built1884
Architectural styleLate Victorian
Part of Lowell National Historical Park (ID78003149)
NRHP reference No. 89001609 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1989
Designated CPJune 5, 1978

The Warren Fox Building is a historic commercial building in Lowell, Massachusetts. The four-story brick building was built in 1884 by Warren Fox, and is a good example of commercial Queen Anne architecture. The building is nine bays wide; brick piers rise surrounding the central bay, where the main entrance is, and rise above the level of the flat roof to form a cornice. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989; [1] it was included in the bounds of the Lowell National Historical Park in 1978. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Warren Fox Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 1, 2014.