Burrows Block

The Burrows Block is an historic commercial building at 735-745 Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a three-story brick building with Gothic Revival styling. It was built in 1880 by Caleb Burrows to provide office space for his hardware business, with retail spaces on the ground floor. Although the hardware business declined in the 20th century, the building has seen a variety of commercial and retail tenants, and was purchased by the city in 2002.^[2]

Burrows Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°49′5″N 71°25′15″W
Built	1880
Architect	Charles F. Wilcox
Architectural style	Gothic
Part of	Westminster Street Historic District (ID03000494)
NRHP reference No.	90001347 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1990
Designated CP	May 30, 2003

It was designed by local architect Charles F. Wilcox.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990,^[1] and is located near the center of the Westminster Street Historic District, listed in 2003.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island