Armsby Block
Armsby Block | ||
MPS Worcester MRA | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000598[1] | |
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| Added to NRHP | March 05, 1980 | |
The Armsby Block is an historic mixed-use residential and commercial building at 144-148 Main Street in
Description and history
The Armsby Block is located on the west side of Main Street on the northern stretch of its downtown, adjacent to the former Elwood Adams Store. It is a five-story masonry structure, with a brick facade. The ground floor has two storefronts, which flank the recessed main building entrance. Brick piers separate each of these elements, and are topped by a frieze band and rusticated sandstone stringcourse. Upper level windows are set in rectangular openings with sandstone sills and lintels, and panels of brickwork between the second, third and fourth levels; a sandstone stringcourse separates the fourth and fifth floors. The building is crowned by a band of brick corbelling and a parapet with a central gable.[2]
The building was designed by
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Armsby Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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