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Front Street Block


FieldValue
nameFront Street Block
nrhp_typehd
nocatyes
imageFront Street Block, Gloucester MA.jpg
captionFront Street Block
locationGloucester, Massachusetts
coordinates
locmapinMassachusetts#USA
built1831
architectureLate Victorian, Federal
addedMay 8, 1974
refnum74000369
nrhp_type2cp
partofCentral Gloucester Historic District
partof_refnum82001881
designated_nrhp_type2July 8, 1982

The Front Street Block is a series of four connected commercial blocks in the West End of Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. They were built in 1831 after a fire had devastated Gloucester's downtown the previous year.

  • 69–71 Main Street, a three-story four wide block with Federalist styling, was built for Aaron Day. A hat maker operated on the ground floor, and apartments were above.
  • 65–67 Main Street, a three-story four wide block with Federalist styling, was built for Samuel Bulkley. A "tin manufactory" operated on the ground floor, and there were apartments above. This building shared a wall with 69–71.
  • 61–63 Main Street, also three stories and four wide, was built for William Babson, Jr., and had a shop on the ground floor with apartments above. In 1890 this building was renovated, giving it a new Victorian facade, and an enlarging addition to the rear.
  • 55–59 Main Street is distinct from the other three buildings in being only two stories, and for having a hipped roof. It was built for Henry Smith, and first housed a cabinet maker on the ground floor, with living space above.

They were collectively listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and further included in the Central Gloucester Historic District in 1982.

References

References

  1. {{NRISref. 2008a
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Front Street Block (69-71 Main Street)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  3. "MACRIS inventory record for Front Street Block (65-67 Main Street)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  4. "MACRIS inventory record for Front Street Block (61-63 Main Street)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  5. "MACRIS inventory record for Front Street Block (55-59 Main Street)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  6. "MACRIS inventory record for Front Street Block (district)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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