{"nrhp_refnum":"83000674","name":"Greany Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1270-1288 Pleasant St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.69213051400004,"lon":-71.13562681599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story brick and granite commercial block at 1270-1288 Pleasant Street, on the northeast corner of Flint and Pleasant Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was built about 1890-92 for Thomas Greany, with a 1891 building permit.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is one of the finest late 19th century commercial blocks in Fall River. Its style, materials and workmanship are superior to other commercial buildings in local shopping areas such as the Flint. It combines brick, granite and terra cotta in a design that responds to its corner site and sloping street. It is described as the \"heart\" of the Flint.","narrative":"Standing at the northeast corner of Flint and Pleasant Streets in Fall River, this four-story brick and granite block was erected between 1890 and 1892 by Thomas Greany. A building permit from September 1891 describes a brick and stone corner store and tenement measuring 45 by 120 feet. In the 1890s it housed Greany Dry Goods and Greany, The Mason, and in 1896 the Rinfret Brothers, clothiers, ran a substantial business at the eastern end. The upper floors provided homes for 15 families. Details include a corbelled brick cornice, granite quoins and sills, terra cotta insets, and arched windows set in bays framed by brick courses. The design echoes the scale and ornamentation of the Academy, a major downtown commercial building, though in a vernacular version of High Victorian style. It was listed for its architecture, as one of the finest late 19th century commercial blocks in the city and a landmark of the Flint shopping area. Shops and apartments still occupy it today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Thomas Greany (original owner; listed in 1891 directory as a mason)","architectural_style":"Victorian Commercial Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use is commercial and residential; some storefronts 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 02:11:56.669263-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/47/7893/63789347/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000674.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000674/e7e3943135-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000674/e7e3943135-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greany_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greany_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789347","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greany_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5598546"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/greany-building-83000674/"}