Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Woonsocket

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Linton Block
Photo: Warren Jagger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Linton Block

On the National Register since 198244 years
RichardsonianListed 1982Woonsocket
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Linton Block

Linton Block, at 3--5 Monument Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 24, 1982. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Woonsocket MRA. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3--5 Monument Sq., Woonsocket · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Linton BlockStart here
  2. 2Woonsocket Civil War MonumentStructure · next door
  3. 3Stadium BuildingAdamesque · next door
  4. 4L'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' AmeriqueBuilt 1926 · next door
  5. 5U.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts · next door
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHarris WarehouseBuilding0.1 miBHonan's Block and 112-114 Main StreetEastlake0.1 miDFederal Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miDCato Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.1 miBFirst Universalist ChurchBuilding0.1 miDAllen Street Historic DistrictMid-19th Century0.2 miBWoonsocket City HallItalianate0.2 miDMain Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miDCato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.2 miBPothier HouseVictorian0.2 miBSt. Charles Borromeo Church ComplexGothic Revival0.2 miDWoonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.3 miBWoonsocket District CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBL'Eglise du Precieux SangBuilding0.3 miDIsland Place Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBWoonsocket Rubber Company MillMid-19th Century · Built 18570.4 miBHanora MillsGreek Revival0.4 miBWoonsocket Senior High and Junior High SchoolsBuilt 19140.4 mi
Show the other 4
DNorth End Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.4 miBGrove Street Elementary SchoolBuilding0.5 miBHope Street SchoolBuilding0.5 miBJules Desurmont Worsted Company MillBuilding0.5 mi

Memories of Linton Block

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Linton Block?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Linton Block

Is Linton Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 24, 1982 (Register number 82000143).

Is Linton Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Eleazer Arnold House, 8.6 miles away.

Can you visit Linton Block?

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 Linton Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 41374448 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.