Linton Block

The Linton Block was a historic site at 3-5 Monument Square in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Linton Block
1981 photo
Location3-5 Monument Sq., Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates42°0′19″N 71°30′48″W
Built1888 (1888)
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque, other
MPSWoonsocket MRA
NRHP reference No.82000143 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1982

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.[2][3]

It was badly damaged by fire in 1890.[4] It was added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It was destroyed by fire on March 22, 2000.[3]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Linton Block: Woonsocket, Rhode Island". FindTheData. FINDTHEBEST.COM, INC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. "Sites on the National Register of Historic Places". woonsocket.org. Erik Eckilson. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. "An early morning blaze in the Linton Block". The Evening Telegram (Providence RI). Mar 10, 1890. Retrieved 4 March 2012.


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