Friedrich Block

Friedrich Block
Friedrich Block
Location Holyoke, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°11′52″N 72°36′36″W / 42.19778°N 72.61000°WCoordinates: 42°11′52″N 72°36′36″W / 42.19778°N 72.61000°W
Built 1908
Architect Alderman, George P.B.,
Architectural style Renaissance
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

02001473

[1]
Added to NRHP December 5, 2002

The Friedrich Block is a historic mixed-use commercial and residential block at 449-461 Main Street (the corner with Sargeant Street) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The four story brick and stone building was constructed in 1908 by the E.H. Friedrich Company, a manufacturer of metal architectural parts with a factory in the city; it was designed by local architect George P. B. Alderman. The building's exterior, which includes significant metalwork in Neo-Classical and Italian Renaissance styles, may have used materials produced by the company. At the time of the building's construction the city was engaged in an effort to build housing that was more resistant to fire than wood frame tenements. The building has undergone only modest alterations over the years, principally by the commercial tenants on the ground floor. Its longest-serving commercial tenant was the Weinstein Furniture Company, which operated on the premises from 1926 to 1995; Samuel Weinstein purchased the building in 1948. The apartments, which housed an ethnic diversity of primarily factory workers, saw significant wear as well as damage from vandalism.[2] The building has recently been rehabilitated.

The Friedrick Block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Friedrich Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-10.