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Mowers' Block

Coordinates: 42°27′51″N 70°56′44″W / 42.46417°N 70.94556°W / 42.46417; -70.94556
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Mowers' Block
Mowers' Block is located in Massachusetts
Mowers' Block
Mowers' Block is located in the United States
Mowers' Block
LocationLynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°27′51″N 70°56′44″W / 42.46417°N 70.94556°W / 42.46417; -70.94556
Built1891
ArchitectEarp, Edwin
Architectural styleGothic
Part ofCentral Square Historic District (ID85003335)
NRHP reference No.82001991[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1982
Designated CPDecember 10, 1985

The Mowers' Block is a historic commercial block at Seven Willow St. and 67-83 Blake Street in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 for the Mower & Brother shoemaking firm. The brick and granite building was built on the site of the Mower's old factory, in which the Great Lynn Fire of 1889 started, destroying not just their factory but a large swath of downtown Lynn as well. When completed, it was the largest building in the burned area.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and was included in the Central Square Historic District in 1985.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Mowers Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 22, 2013.