Belmont Center Historic District
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Belmont Center Historic District is a historically significant commercial and civic core of Belmont, Massachusetts, noted for its early 20th-century architecture and role as the town’s primary downtown area.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belmont Center Historic District canonical | 6 |
| Belmont Center | 4 |
| Belmont Center business blocks | 1 |
| Belmont Center business district | 1 |
| Belmont Center commercial area | 1 |
| Belmont Center commercial district | 1 |
| Belmont town center | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic center
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commercial district ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical Revival
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Colonial Revival ⓘ Late Victorian ⓘ early 20th-century commercial architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| buildingType | one- to three-story masonry commercial blocks ⓘ |
| characteristic |
civic open spaces
ⓘ
mixed-use buildings ⓘ pedestrian-oriented commercial blocks ⓘ |
| contains |
Belmont Center Historic District
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Belmont Center business blocks
Belmont Public Library vicinity ⓘ Belmont Town Hall vicinity ⓘ civic buildings ⓘ commercial buildings ⓘ municipal buildings ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developmentEra |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic core
ⓘ
commercial core ⓘ |
| hasStreet |
Concord Avenue
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Leonard Street ⓘ Trapelo Road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belmont, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| near |
Belmont Center station
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surface form:
Belmont commuter rail station
|
| partOf | downtown Belmont ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | early 20th century ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
office
ⓘ
retail ⓘ service businesses ⓘ |
| role |
focus of community activity in Belmont
ⓘ
primary downtown area of Belmont ⓘ |
| significance |
local center of government and commerce
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represents development of Belmont’s primary downtown area ⓘ significant for early 20th-century commercial and civic architecture ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
decorative cornices
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large display windows ⓘ symmetrical facades ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Belmont, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center
this entity surface form:
Belmont town center
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center commercial district
Belmont Center Historic District
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contains
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Belmont Center Historic District
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Belmont Center business blocks
subject surface form:
Belmont, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center
subject surface form:
Belmont, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center commercial area
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center business district
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center
this entity surface form:
Belmont Center