Bigelow Block

Bigelow Block
Location Medford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°25′6″N 71°6′36″W / 42.41833°N 71.11000°WCoordinates: 42°25′6″N 71°6′36″W / 42.41833°N 71.11000°W
Built 1886
Architect Dunahue Bros.
Architectural style Late Victorian
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

75000268

[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1975

The Bigelow Block is a historic commercial and residential building at the corner of Forest and Salem Streets in Medford, Massachusetts. The Victorian block was built in 1886 for the locally prominent Bigelow family; it is a four story brick building with sandstone trim, terra cotta plaques, and copper-clad turret at the corner. It occupies a prominent position in the center of Medford, and is one of few surviving 19th century commercial buildings in the city.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Bigelow Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.