Greany Building Explained

Greany Building
Location:1270-1288 Pleasant St.,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.6919°N -71.1361°W
Built:1891
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:February 16, 1983
Refnum:83000674
Mpsub:Fall River MRA

The Greany Building is a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building located at 1270 - 1288 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Description and history

It is a large four-story brick building designed in a vernacular late Victorian commercial style. The building was constructed in 1891 for Thomas Greany, who operated a dry goods retail operation in part of the first floor, while the upstairs housed 15 residential units. In 1896, Rinfret Bros., a clothier, occupied part of the premises. The building is one of Fall River's finest surviving 19th-century commercial buildings.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1983.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Greany Building. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2015-05-23.