Hoosac Stores 1 & 2-Hoosac Stores 3
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Two brick warehouses and the rail corridor between them form this Charlestown waterfront district on Water Street, now Constitution Road. Hoosac Stores 1 & 2, built in 1895 by the Fitchburg Railroad for wool storage, is a six-story, trapezoidal red brick building with heavy timber interior framing, slit windows and metal-clad shutters. Hoosac Stores 3 began in 1875 as a storehouse for the Cunningham Iron Works and was converted to wool storage in 1897. Its facade has brick pilasters, recessed arched panels and paired windows. The railroad right-of-way dates to 1836-38 and once served wharves, a grain elevator and warehouses of the Hoosac Docks, which handled much of Boston's grain and wool trade after the Hoosac Tunnel opened in 1876. The buildings are valued as rare surviving waterfront warehouses and as evidence of the port's industrial and rail-linked commerce. Both were vacant or nearly so when documented.
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| Period of significance | 1800-1899 and 1900- (specific dates 1875-1895) |
|---|---|
| Styles | Classically inspired panelled brick industrial style (Hoosac Stores 3); utilitarian mill-type brick warehouse (Hoosac Stores 1 & 2) |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Economics, Transportation, Architecture |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Hoosac Stores 1 & 2-Hoosac Stores 3 (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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