Dow Block

Dow Block
Dow Block
Location Central Square, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′45″N 71°6′2″W / 42.47917°N 71.10056°WCoordinates: 42°28′45″N 71°6′2″W / 42.47917°N 71.10056°W
Built 1864
Architectural style Second Empire
Governing body Private
Part of Central Square Historic District (#89002277)
MPS Stoneham MRA
NRHP Reference # 84002570[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 13, 1984
Designated CP January 17, 1990

The Dow Block is a historic commercial building on the Central Square in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The four story Second Empire building, built in 1864 by Moses Dow, occupies a prominent position in Stoneham's Central Square and is one of its defining features. It has a patterned slate roof, and brick walls with quoined corners, and decorative panels separating the second and third floor windows.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,[1] and was included in the Central Square Historic District in 1990.[2]

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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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Dow Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-24.