Vamp Building

Vamp Building
Location Lynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°27′45″N 70°56′50″W / 42.46250°N 70.94722°W / 42.46250; -70.94722Coordinates: 42°27′45″N 70°56′50″W / 42.46250°N 70.94722°W / 42.46250; -70.94722
Built 1903
Architect Henry Warren Rogers
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference #

83000587

[1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 1983

The Vamp Building is a historic factory building at 3-15 Liberty Square in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The eight story brick building was built in 1903 to a design by local architect Henry Warren Rogers[2], and was extended over the next four years to occupy the entire city block bounded by Washington Street, Union Street, and Liberty Square. The "flatiron" V-shape of the building was the basis for its name, as it resembles the shape of the vamp of a shoe.[3] The building served in its early years as a home for all manner of businesses related to the manufacture of shoes.[4] At the time of its construction it was the largest brick building of its kind in the world.[3]

The building suffered relatively little damage in the fire of November 28, 1981, losing only its top floor.[5] The strong construction and newly-installed sprinkler system were credited with limiting the scope of destruction of the fire, preventing the blaze from reaching farther into the city.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983[1], and is one of three registered buildings in Lynn designed by Henry Warren Rogers.

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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. ↑ The Register of the Lynn Historical Society for the Year 1915. Lynn Historical Society. 1916. p. 31.
  3. 1 2 3 Clendinen, Dudley (1982-12-01). "Gumption And Cash Put Lynn Back On Its Feet A Year After Fire". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  4. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Vamp Record". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  5. ↑ Mahoney, Frank (1981-12-04). "How they fought the Lynn fire". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-09-10.


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