{"nrhp_refnum":"07001008","name":"Haverhill Board of Trade Building","other_names":["Haverhill Building Association"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"16-18 and 38-42 Walnut St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Haverhill","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.77570186300005,"lon":-71.08902721499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-09-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-story red brick industrial building at 16-18 & 38-42 Walnut Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts, built in two phases in 1906 and 1908 and designed by C. Willis Damon. It is U-shaped and includes a separate boiler house.","why_significant":"The building is tied to Haverhill's industrial expansion in the early 20th century, especially its shoe manufacturing. It housed many small shoe-related businesses under one roof, reflecting the decentralized, small-investor character of the industry. It is also an intact example of early 20th century factory architecture.","narrative":"Rising seven stories along Walnut Street in Haverhill, this U-shaped brick factory building was erected in two phases. The east wing was finished in 1906, and the north and west wings followed in 1908, all designed by architect C. Willis Damon. Red brick walls, buff brick detail, granite trim and cast iron columns give the Walnut Street front its classical touches, while the rear elevations are plain and functional. Inside, heavy timber framing and wood floors reflect typical factory construction. The building was meant to gather manufacturers in one place and quickly filled with shoe-related firms, including shoe makers, lacers and slipper producers. Their variety shows how Haverhill's shoe industry divided production among many small businesses, a pattern made possible by leased machinery and modest investment. Competition and the Depression brought vacancies by 1930, and the building later took on other industrial tenants. It has since been rehabilitated as apartments, with entrances and windows rebuilt to match original drawings.","period_of_significance":"1906-1957","architect_builder":"C. Willis Damon","architectural_style":"OTHER/ early 20th century mill","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated and converted to 146 residential units, 61 of them affordable; partially occupied as new residents moved in at the time of the form.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.015523-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/7947/63794758/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/07001008.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001008/cfc4d76545-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001008/cfc4d76545-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HaverhillMA_BoardOfTradeBuilding.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</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:HaverhillMA_BoardOfTradeBuilding.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794758","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverhill_Board_of_Trade_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5683785"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/haverhill-board-of-trade-building-07001008/"}