Chapin Block

The Chapin Block is a historic commercial building at 208-222 Hamilton Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1888, it is the only Shingle style commercial building in Southbridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Type: Building
Description: Southbridge, Massachusetts, on the US National Register of Historic Places
Also known as: “Flat Iron Block”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre Dame Church and Trinity Catholic Academy.

Notre Dame Church

Church

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Notre Dame Catholic Church is a historic church in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is one of two churches serving the Parish of Saint John Paul II; Saint Mary Church, located at the corner of Marcy and Hamilton Street, also serves as the location of the Parish Center and Rectory. Notre Dame Church is situated 870 feet south of Chapin Block.

Trinity Catholic Academy

School

Trinity Catholic Academy is a private Roman Catholic school located on the grounds of St. Mary's Church in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester.The school has an approximate enrollment of 250 students and classes range from Pre-K to the 8th grade. Trinity Catholic Academy is situated 580 feet northwest of Chapin Block.

Southbridge station

Railway station

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Southbridge station is a former train station in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1910 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, it is a rare local example of Spanish Mediterranean architecture, and is the only surviving railroad building in the town. Southbridge station is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Chapin Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southbridge and American Optical Company Historic District.

Southbridge

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Southbridge is a town in southern Central Massachusetts, about 60 miles from Boston. Southbridge is a close-knit community with a downtown area of friendly small businesses.

American Optical Company Historic District

Neighborhood

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The American Optical Company Historic District encompasses a historic industrial complex on the Quinebaug River in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Located on roughly 80 acres east of downtown Southbridge, the complex was developed between the 1880s and 1950s by the American Optical Company, one of the largest manufacturers of eyewear at the turn of the 20th century.

Sturbridge

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Sturbridge is a charming New England town of almost 10,000 people in southern Central Massachusetts approximately 60 miles west of Boston. Sturbridge is probably most famous for the Old Sturbridge Village living history museum.

Chapin Block

Category: commercial building
Location: City of Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.0802° or 42° 4′ 49″ north

Longitude

-72.03542° or 72° 2′ 8″ west

Open location code

87J93XJ7+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 216024924

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5073161

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