Warren Block (Marlborough, Massachusetts) Explained

Warren Block
Location:Marlborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3469°N -71.5489°W
Built:1891
Architect:Warren, Joseph E.
Architecture:Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Added:March 10, 1983
Refnum:83000836
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:August 19, 1998
Partof:Marlborough Center Historic District
Partof Refnum:98000992

The Warren Block is a historic commercial block at 155 Main Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The four-story brick building was built in 1891 for Winslow Warren, owner of the local railway express. The building was designed to house office spaces on most of the first and second floors, and facilities of the local YMCA, including a gymnasium and reading room. The building's facade features a distinctive basket-weave style of brickwork.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and included in the Marlborough Center Historic District in 1998.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Marlborough Center Historic District. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2015-04-24.
  2. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Warren Block. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-05-28.