The Varnum Building was a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building in
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of ...
. It was a four-story wood-frame structure with an angled front at the corner of Bridge and Third Streets, topped by a square cupola with bellcast pyramidal roof. It was built in 1882 by Leavitt and Daniel Varnum, who operated an insurance business on the premises, and was one of the oldest commercial buildings on Bridge Street.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1988.
The building was heavily damaged in an electrically ignited fire on the morning of February 12, 2010, and was declared a total loss.
"Historic Building Beyond Repair"
''Lowell Sun''. Retrieved 2/17/2010. It was demolished on February 18, 2010.[
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See also
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References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Lowell, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Lowell, Massachusetts
Demolished buildings and structures in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures demolished in 2010
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