| Vamp Building | |
| Location: | Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | 42.4625°N -70.9472°W |
| Built: | 1903 |
| Architect: | Henry Warren Rogers |
| Architecture: | Romanesque |
| Added: | March 31, 1983 |
| Refnum: | 83000587 |
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 as the Lynn Realty Company Building #4 to a design by local architect Henry Warren Rogers,[1] 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.[2] The building served in its early years as a home for all manner of businesses related to the manufacture of shoes.[3] At the time of its construction it was the largest brick building of its kind in the world.[2]
The building suffered relatively little damage in the fire of November 28, 1981, losing only its top floor.[4] 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.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and is one of three registered buildings in Lynn designed by Henry Warren Rogers.