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| Location | Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′45″N 70°56′50″W / 42.46250°N 70.94722°W |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Henry Warren Rogers |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000587 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1983 |
The Vamp Building is a historic factory building at 3-15 Liberty Square in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The eight-story brick building was built in 1903 as the Lynn Realty Company Building #4 [2] to a design by local architect Henry Warren Rogers, [3] and was extended over the next four years to occupy the entire city block bounded by Washington Street, Union Street, and Liberty Square. The "flatiron" V-shape of the building was the basis for its name, as it resembles the shape of the vamp of a shoe. [4] The building served in its early years as a home for all manner of businesses related to the manufacture of shoes. [2] At the time of its construction it was the largest brick building of its kind in the world. [4]
The building suffered relatively little damage in the fire of November 28, 1981, losing only its top floor. [5] The strong construction and newly installed sprinkler system were credited with limiting the scope of destruction of the fire, preventing the blaze from reaching farther into the city. [4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, [1] and is one of three registered buildings in Lynn designed by Henry Warren Rogers.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynn, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Vamp (shoe), the upper part of a shoe
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Vamp Record". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ The Register of the Lynn Historical Society for the Year 1915. Lynn Historical Society. 1916. p. 31.
- ^ a b c Clendinen, Dudley (1982-12-01). "Gumption And Cash Put Lynn Back On Its Feet A Year After Fire". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Mahoney, Frank (1981-12-04). "How they fought the Lynn fire". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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Vamp Building | |
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| Location | Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′45″N 70°56′50″W / 42.46250°N 70.94722°W |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Henry Warren Rogers |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000587 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1983 |
The Vamp Building is a historic factory building at 3-15 Liberty Square in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The eight-story brick building was built in 1903 as the Lynn Realty Company Building #4 [2] to a design by local architect Henry Warren Rogers, [3] and was extended over the next four years to occupy the entire city block bounded by Washington Street, Union Street, and Liberty Square. The "flatiron" V-shape of the building was the basis for its name, as it resembles the shape of the vamp of a shoe. [4] The building served in its early years as a home for all manner of businesses related to the manufacture of shoes. [2] At the time of its construction it was the largest brick building of its kind in the world. [4]
The building suffered relatively little damage in the fire of November 28, 1981, losing only its top floor. [5] The strong construction and newly installed sprinkler system were credited with limiting the scope of destruction of the fire, preventing the blaze from reaching farther into the city. [4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, [1] and is one of three registered buildings in Lynn designed by Henry Warren Rogers.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynn, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Vamp (shoe), the upper part of a shoe
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Vamp Record". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ The Register of the Lynn Historical Society for the Year 1915. Lynn Historical Society. 1916. p. 31.
- ^ a b c Clendinen, Dudley (1982-12-01). "Gumption And Cash Put Lynn Back On Its Feet A Year After Fire". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Mahoney, Frank (1981-12-04). "How they fought the Lynn fire". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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| Lists by county | |||||||||||||||||
| Lists by city |
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| Other lists | |||||||||||||||||
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Lynn, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Lynn, Massachusetts
- Industrial buildings completed in 1903
- Essex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs