{"nrhp_refnum":"02001472","name":"Robert, Clovis, Block","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"338-348 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Holyoke","county":"Hampden County","state":"MA","lat":42.19974047900007,"lon":-72.60729758499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-12-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story mixed-use brick commercial and apartment block at the corner of Main and Cabot Streets (338-348 Main Street) in the South Holyoke neighborhood of Holyoke, Massachusetts, designed by George P.B. Alderman in 1881 and expanded in 1888.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the block is significant under Criterion C in architecture and commerce as an example of the work of Holyoke architect George P.B. Alderman, with a Queen Anne-influenced sheet-metal center bay inspired by his Tilley Block. It is also one of the few remaining commercial blocks on Main Street from the 1880-1910 economic boom in South Holyoke.","narrative":"Standing at the corner of Main and Cabot Streets in South Holyoke, this four-story brick block combined storefronts at street level with apartments for fifteen families above. Architect George P.B. Alderman designed the original section in 1881 and directed an expansion in 1888 that produced the present symmetrical Main Street facade. Its most distinctive feature is a wide three-story center bay sheathed in copper, with stamped fish-scale spandrels and a gabled metal pediment bearing the name of owner Clovis Robert and the date 1888. Yellow cast stone trim imitates sandstone, and a pressed metal cornice crowns the walls. The center bay was inspired by Alderman's earlier Tilley Block on High Street. The block represents Alderman's early career and is one of the few surviving commercial buildings from Main Street's boom years between 1880 and 1910. Storefronts have been heavily altered, and the interior is badly damaged after years of vacancy, though the overall form remains intact.","period_of_significance":"1881-1952","architect_builder":"ALDERMAN, GEORGE P. B.","architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant for many years and in very poor condition, with heavy water damage, vandalism and deteriorating cast stone; a local community development organization proposes rehabilitation.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.415567-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/31/7953/63795331/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/02001472.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001472/0bd1d824d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001472/0bd1d824d1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clovis_Robert_Block,_Holyoke_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clovis_Robert_Block,_Holyoke_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795331","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_Robert_Block","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5136001"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampden-county/robert-clovis-block-02001472/"}