The Linton Block was a historic site in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsoc ...
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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.
It was badly damaged by fire in 1890.
It was added to the
National Historic Register
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of sites, buildings, structures, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1982. It was destroyed by fire on March 22, 2000.
See also
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References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Burned buildings and structures in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island
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