Smith and Dow Block

Smith and Dow Block
Location 1426-1470 Elm St., Manchester, New Hampshire
Coordinates 42°59′54″N 71°27′54″W / 42.99833°N 71.46500°W / 42.99833; -71.46500Coordinates: 42°59′54″N 71°27′54″W / 42.99833°N 71.46500°W / 42.99833; -71.46500
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1892 (1892)
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 02001549[1]
Added to NRHP December 13, 2002

The Smith and Dow Block is a historic apartment house at 1426-70 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. When built in 1892, this four story brick building was the largest apartment block in the state, and still dominates its section of Elm Street. It presents 230 feet (70 m) of frontage to Elm Street and is 71 feet (22 m) deep, and had 40 units at a time when most apartment blocks had no more than 10-12. It has modest Romanesque styling elements, and was designed by William M. Butterfield, one of Manchester's leading architects, as an investment property for John Butler Smith and Frederick C. Dow.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Smith and Dow Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-02.


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