Taft Brothers Block, Uxbridge

Name: Taft Brothers Block
Address: Uxbridge, United States

#9 among attractions in Uxbridge

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The Taft Brothers Block is an historic commercial building at 2-8 South Main Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Prominently located in the town center at the corner of Mendon and Main Streets, it is a three-story brick structure, with modest Late Victorian stylistic embellishments. Its first floor has commercial retail storefronts, while the upper-floor windows are set in openings with granite sills and lintels. Brick corbelling marks the cornice below the flat roof. The upper floor is taller than the other floors, and houses a large auditorium space. It was built in 1896 for Robert and Jacob Taft, operators of a grocery, after the previous building on the site was destroyed by fire. ()

Built: 1902 (122 years ago)Coordinates: 42°4'33"N, 71°37'46"W

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Taft Brothers Block – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Uxbridge Town Hall, Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge Free Public Library, Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park.

~270 ftSE
City hall
Uxbridge Town Hall, Uxbridge
2 min walk • Uxbridge Town Hall is the town hall of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, located at 45 South Main Street. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1879 and added to the historic registry 100 years later. Amos P. Cutting of Worcester was the architect. Ferry & Gardner of Springfield also submitted plans.
0.6 miNE
Park
Stanley Woolen Mill, Uxbridge
15 min walk • Stanley Woolen Mill is the common historic name applied to a defunct company based in southeastern Massachusetts and to the company's buildings which stand at the southern entrance to the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park. The mill is an important footnote in the history of the textile industry in America.
~410 ftN
Library
Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge
2 min walk • The Uxbridge Free Public Library is the public library in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It opened in 1875. The first library in the town of Uxbridge was the Uxbridge Social and Instructive Library, managed by George Southwick at his store in the Quaker City section of South Uxbridge.
1.2 miN
42°5'37"N • 71°37'26"W
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge
32 min walk • Historical place, State park, Park
~700 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Uxbridge Common District, Uxbridge
4 min walk • The Uxbridge Common District is located in downtown Uxbridge, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic buildings in this district include the Uxbridge Academy, Uxbridge Free Public Library, the Deborah A. Wheelock House, a blacksmith shop, the First Congregational Church, and the Unitarian Church.
~590 ftS
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
A. Chapin House, Uxbridge
3 min walk • The A. Chapin House is a historic house located at 36 Pleasant Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
0.4 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Zadock Taft House, Uxbridge
11 min walk • The Zadock Taft House is a historic house at 115 South Main Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Probably built in the 18th century, it received its present Greek Revival styling in the 1840s or 1850s.
~1620 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture
R. Farnum House, Uxbridge
8 min walk • The R. Farnum House is an historic house located at 22 Oak Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. This 2+1⁄2 story wood-frame house was built c. 1875–80, and is a well-preserved local example of Gothic Revival styling.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Central Woolen Mills District, Uxbridge
15 min walk • The Central Woolen Mills District is a historic district in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA. The centerpiece of this historic district is the Stanley Woolen Mill, also known as the Central Woolen Mill, built by Moses Taft in 1852, and earlier by his father, Luke Taft, in 1833, on the banks of the Blackstone Canal.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Wheelockville District, Uxbridge
21 min walk • The Wheelockville District is an historic district located at Mendon and Henry streets in the village of Wheelockville in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
1.2 miNW
Universities and schools
North Uxbridge School, Uxbridge
31 min walk • The North Uxbridge School, also known as the Virginia A. Blanchard School, is an historic school building at 87 East Hartford Avenue in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1873 and enlarged in 1900, it served as a public school until 2002.

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Nearby attractions include Uxbridge Town Hall, Uxbridge (2 min walk), Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge (2 min walk), A. Chapin House, Uxbridge (3 min walk), Uxbridge Common District, Uxbridge (4 min walk).