Times and Olympia Buildings
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Times and Olympia Buildings | |
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Times and Olympia Buildings | |
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| Location | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′11″N 70°55′36″W / 41.63639°N 70.92667°WCoordinates: 41°38′11″N 70°55′36″W / 41.63639°N 70.92667°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Nat. C. Smith; Mowll & Rand |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other |
| Part of | Central New Bedford Historic District (#80000430) |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
| Designated CP | April 24, 1980 |
The Times and Olympia Buildings are a pair of historic buildings at 908-912 and 880-898 Purchase Street in central New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Times Building, also known as the Slocum or Evans Building, stands at 908-912 Purchase Street, and was built in 1897 to a design by Nat. C. Smith. Originally a furniture store, it was home to the New Bedford Times until the 1950s.[2] The Olympia Building stands next door; it was designed by Mowll & Rand of Boston and built in 1921. It is a fourstory brick building, with shops on the ground floor and offices above.[3]
The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
See also
- Union Baptist Church (New Bedford, Massachusetts), also designed by Smith and NRHP-listed
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Slocum Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Olympia Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
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