Linton Block

The Linton Block was a historic site in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Location3–5 Monument Sq.,
Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Coordinates42°0′19″N 71°30′48″W

Built1888 (1888)

ArchitecturalstyleQueen Anne, Romanesque

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Linton Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1981 photo
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Location	3–5 Monument Sq., Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates	42°0′19″N 71°30′48″W
Built	1888 (1888)
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Romanesque
MPS	Woonsocket MRA
NRHP reference No.	82000143 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 24, 1982

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It was a 4-storey office and domestic accommodation block built by Robert Linton in 1888 to house his drug store. Built in a Queen Anne/Romanesque style, the brick facade was ornamented with brickwork patterning and terra cotta panels and the side elevations embellished with cut shingles.^[2]

It was badly damaged by fire in 1890.^[3] It was added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It was destroyed by fire on March 22, 2000.^[2]