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Vamp Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Vamp Building

Also known as Lynn Realty Building #4

On the National Register since 198343 years
RomanesqueListed 1983Lynn
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About Vamp Building

Vamp Building, at 3-15 Liberty Square, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 31, 1983. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 91 other Massachusetts listings. The listing covers 1.1 acres. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

3-15 Liberty Square, Lynn · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Vamp BuildingStart here
  2. 2G.A.R. Hall and MuseumBuilding · next door
  3. 3Munroe Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4Lynn Masonic HallVictorian Gothic · next door
  5. 5Old Post Office BuildingRenaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BLynn Realty Company Building No. 2Utilitarian · Built 19020.1 miBTapley BuildingRomanesque0.1 miBCapitol DinerRail Car Diner · Built 19280.1 miBLynn Bank BlockColonial Revival0.1 miDCentral Square Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.1 miBMowers' BlockGothic0.1 miBLynn Item BuildingBuilt 19000.2 miBFabens BuildingLate Romanesque Revival · Built 18900.2 miBUS Post Office-Lynn MainBuilding0.2 miBLynn Memorial City Hall and AuditoriumModern Movement0.3 miBOld Lynn High SchoolLate Victorian0.3 miBLynn, ArmoryRomanesque Revival0.4 miBCharles Lovejoy HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBLynn Public LibraryRenaissance Revival0.4 miDHigh Rock Tower-High Rock Cottage and Daisy CottageRomanesque0.4 miBLucian Newhall HouseUnknown0.5 miBSt. Stephen's Memorial ChurchGothic0.5 miDLynn Common Historic DistrictLate 19th Century Revivals0.5 mi
More like it

Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Romanesque.

Tapley Building0.1 mi away
High Rock Tower-High Rock Cottage and Daisy Cottage0.4 mi away
St. Stephen's Memorial Church0.5 mi away
Abbot HallBuilt 1876 · 5.6 mi away

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Questions about Vamp Building

Is Vamp Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 31, 1983 (Register number 83000587).

Is Vamp Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mary Baker Eddy House, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Vamp Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Vamp Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794906 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.