Vamp Building
United States historic place
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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]
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| Location | Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′45″N 70°56′50″W |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Henry Warren Rogers |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000587 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1983 |
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.