Main Street Historic District (Woonsocket, Rhode Island) Explained

Main Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates:42.003°N -71.5142°W
Built:1853
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Classical Revival, Second Empire, Italianate
Added:April 18, 1991
Mpsub:Woonsocket MRA
Refnum:91000461

The Main Street Historic District is a historic district in the central business district of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. It extends along Main Street, between the railroad tracks just northeast of its junction with Clinton Street, and roughly Ascension Street at the southwest. Most of the sixteen buildings in this area were built at the height of Woonsocket's prosperity, roughly between 1850 and 1930. The district is characterized by brick and masonry buildings generally between two and six stories in height.[1]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It includes two properties previously listed on the National Register: Woonsocket City Hall, and the conjoined Honan's Block and 112-114 Main Street.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Main Street Historic District. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-08-07.