D.M. Rosenthal company and dwelling house Hamilton Street Southbridge Massachusetts
Item Information
- Title:
- D.M. Rosenthal company and dwelling house Hamilton Street Southbridge Massachusetts
- Description:
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Four story double-fronted brick property, on Hamilton Street, in Southbridge. Carved sign states building was constructed in 1905, which conflicts with the information that is written on the photograph album - indicating it was collated in 1903. A flat belt sign announces the name of the business: D.M. Rosenthal. David M. Rosenthal, also known as Rosenthal Brothers, operated a dry goods and clothing store at 11, Hamilton Street. In the rear of the storefront are four porches. A chimney stack peaks up from the roofline. Retractable striped awnings grace the storefront. This is the only pre-1935 mixed commercial/residential block of its kind in Southbridge and out of keeping with the converted residential to commercial buildings surrounding it. Its height and massing also differentiate it from the other properties along the street. The first floor storefront has been changed only slightly from the original front. The projecting bay on the second, third and fourth stories, enhance the building's urbanity. Other elements of the building are the tall narrow arched doorway leading to the upper stories, the granite lintels and sills of the windows and the corbel table at the roof line. The lower part of Hamilton Street began to develop at first as a residential area in the 1850s. However, it soon became absorbed into the commercial zone of Main Street and the houses along the street were gradually converted to mixed commercial and residential uses. Attached is a three story dwelling with Queen Anne style feature. A rotary-style clothes line is on view to the left. The tracks for the trolley car are visible in the dirt roadway. The E.D. Desrosier & Co. Insurance business is housed in this building now.
- Creator:
- Pease, Aaron, H.
- Date:
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June 6, 1903
- Format:
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Photographs
- Location:
- Jacob Edwards Library
- Collection (local):
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Photographic Collection of the Jacob Edwards Library
- Subjects:
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Southbridge (Mass.)--History
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge
Historic buildings--New England
Central business districts--Massachusetts--Southbridge
Architecture--United States--20th century
Southbridge (Mass.)--Pictorial works
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Southbridge
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fb494n51w
- Terms of Use:
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- Notes:
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Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org
Image from page 36 of the A.H. Pease album #2
- Identifier:
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38136000234607
dm_rosenthal_company_and_dwelling_house_hamilton_street
