{"nrhp_refnum":"82004424","name":"Curtis Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"105-109 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brockton","county":"Plymouth County","state":"MA","lat":42.08315625000006,"lon":-71.02019021499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story red brick commercial building at 105-109 Main Street in downtown Brockton, Massachusetts, built around 1898 by Sylvanus B. Curtis.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a good example of Victorian commercial design with Romanesque revival elements and retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship. It also reflects the Curtis family's rise from extract manufacturing to real estate during Brockton's shoe-industry boom.","narrative":"Located at 105-109 Main Street in downtown Brockton, this three-story commercial block is faced in red brick with rusticated brownstone trim and Romanesque revival details. Brick piers divide the Main Street front into three bays beneath a corbeled brick cornice, and third-floor windows are round arched. A brownstone panel bears the name of its builder, S.B. Curtis. Sylvanus B. Curtis, from one of Brockton's oldest families, built it around 1898 on a lot bought in 1884 for a record price per square foot. The Curtis family had first prospered in extract manufacturing and then moved into real estate. The building was erected during a period of rapid growth in the local shoe industry, when merchants and professionals were drawn to the city. Although the storefront has been rebuilt several times and some windows altered, the building was recognized as a good example of Victorian commercial design that retains its original character above street level.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Builder: Sylvanus B. Curtis (architect unknown)","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival / Victorian commercial","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in fair condition; the Main Street storefront has been rebuilt several times and some second-floor windows have been altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.460321-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/22/7965/63796522/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004424.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004424/ba785d338b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004424/ba785d338b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrocktonMA_CurtisBlock.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BrocktonMA_CurtisBlock.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796522","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5195699"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/plymouth-county/curtis-building-82004424/"}