{"nrhp_refnum":"12000957","name":"Dick Block, The","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"62 Webster St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Tonawanda","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.025631367000074,"lon":-78.87773617199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Romanesque Revival commercial building at 62 Webster Street in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York, built in 1891 for William Dick with brick walls and a stone foundation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a largely intact late nineteenth century multi-use commercial block, significant for architecture under Criterion C. It is also significant under Criterion A for commerce as a surviving link to Webster Street's role as the city's commercial corridor during the lumber boom years. Its upper floors held offices and a lodge meeting hall, and it kept much of its historic fabric despite storefront changes in 1946.","narrative":"Rising three stories on Webster Street in downtown North Tonawanda, the Dick Block is a Romanesque Revival commercial building put up in 1891 by William Dick, a German immigrant who made his money in the boot and shoe trade and invested in real estate. Its red brick facade is dressed with rusticated stone sills and lintels, geometric brickwork, corbelling and a cornice with a cast stone panel bearing the name and date. The ground floor held shops, the upper floors held professional offices, and the third floor housed a large meeting room used by the Odd Fellows. The building matters as one of few surviving commercial blocks from the years when North Tonawanda prospered as a lumber-handling city. A 1946 storefront remodel altered the ground level, but the upper floors keep original windows, doors, wood floors and wainscoting. The property is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"1891-1946","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant. The exterior is described as in relatively good condition, with original brick detailing on the upper floors intact and first-floor storefronts altered around 1946.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.672828-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12000957.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000957/08e3a34fb0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000957/08e3a34fb0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Dick_Block_No._Tonawanda_NY_Sep_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Dick_Block_No._Tonawanda_NY_Sep_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320096","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Block","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17182649"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/dick-block-the-12000957/"}