Mowers' Block Explained

Mowers' Block
Location:Lynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.4642°N -70.9456°W
Built:1891
Architect:Earp, Edwin
Architecture:Gothic
Added:February 25, 1982
Refnum:82001991
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Partof:Central Square Historic District
Partof Refnum:85003335
Designated Nrhp Type2:December 10, 1985

The Mowers' Block is a historic commercial block at Seven Willow St. and 67-83 Blake Street in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 for the Mower & Brother shoemaking firm. The brick and granite building was built on the site of the Mower's old factory, in which the Great Lynn Fire of 1889 started, destroying not just their factory but a large swath of downtown Lynn as well. When completed, it was the largest building in the burned area.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and was included in the Central Square Historic District in 1985.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Mowers Block. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2013-12-22.