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Burrows Block
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Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°49′5″N 71°25′15″W / 41.81806°N 71.42083°W / 41.81806; -71.42083
Built	1880
Architect	Charles F. Wilcox
Architectural style	Gothic
Part of	Westminster Street Historic District (ID03000494)
NRHP reference No.	90001347
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1990
Designated CP	May 30, 2003

The Burrows Block is an historic commercial building at 735-745 Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a three-story brick building with Gothic Revival styling. It was built in 1880 by Caleb Burrows to provide office space for his hardware business, with retail spaces on the ground floor. Although the hardware business declined in the 20th century, the building has seen a variety of commercial and retail tenants, and was purchased by the city in 2002.

It was designed by local architect Charles F. Wilcox.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and is located near the center of the Westminster Street Historic District, listed in 2003.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "NRHP nomination for Westminster Street Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
American Architect and Building News 10 April 1880: 160.

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