Main Street Historic District (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)

The Main Street Historic District is a historic district in the central business district of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. It extends along Main Street, between the railroad tracks just northeast of its junction with Clinton Street, and roughly Ascension Street at the southwest. Most of the sixteen buildings in this area were built at the height of Woonsocket's prosperity, roughly between 1850 and 1930. The district is characterized by brick and masonry buildings generally between two and six stories in height.[2]

Main Street Historic District
LocationWoonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates42.003°N 71.5142°W / 42.003; -71.5142
Built1853
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Second Empire, Italianate
MPSWoonsocket MRA
NRHP reference No.91000461 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1991

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It includes two properties previously listed on the National Register: Woonsocket City Hall, and the conjoined Honan's Block and 112-114 Main Street.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Main Street Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-07.


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