Linton Block | |
 1981 photo | |
| Location | 3–5 Monument Sq., Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°0′19″N 71°30′48″W / 42.00528°N 71.51333°W / 42.00528; -71.51333 |
| Built | 1888 (1888) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Romanesque |
| MPS | Woonsocket MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000143 1 |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 1982 |
The Linton Block was a historic site in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
It was a 4-storey office and domestic accommodation block built by Robert Linton in 1888 to house his drug store. Built in a Queen Anne/Romanesque style, the brick facade was ornamented with brickwork patterning and terra cotta panels and the side elevations embellished with cut shingles.2
It was badly damaged by fire in 1890.3 It was added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It was destroyed by fire on March 22, 2000.2
References
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "Sites on the National Register of Historic Places". woonsocket.org. Erik Eckilson. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- "An early morning blaze in the Linton Block". The Evening Telegram (Providence RI). March 10, 1890. Retrieved March 4, 2012.