The Greany Building is a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building located at 1270–1288 Pleasant Street in
Fall River, Massachusetts.
Description and history
It is a large four-story brick building designed in a
vernacular
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late Victorian commercial style. The building was constructed in 1891 for Thomas Greany, who operated a dry goods retail operation in part of the first floor, while the upstairs housed 15 residential units. In 1896, Rinfret Bros., a clothier, occupied part of the premises. The building is one of Fall River's finest surviving 19th-century commercial buildings.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on February 16, 1983.
See also
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References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Fall River, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts
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Buildings and structures completed in 1891
Victorian architecture in Massachusetts