Claremont Warehouse No. 34

United States historic place


Claremont Warehouse No. 34
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


43°22′32″N 72°20′42″W / 43.37556°N 72.34500°W / 43.37556; -72.34500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Architect	Arthur S. Coffin
MPS	Downtown Claremont and Lower Village MRA
NRHP reference No.	79000320^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1979

The Claremont Warehouse No. 34 is a historic warehouse building at Heritage Drive in Claremont, New Hampshire. Built in 1912 for the Sullivan Machine Company, it is one of the city's reminders of that company's importance as a major economic force in the region. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

Description and history

The Claremont Warehouse No. 34 is located about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Claremont's central Tremont Square, between Main Street and Heritage Place. It is a tall building, four stories in height, with an irregular four-sided footprint about 300 feet (91 m) long and ranging in width from 50 to 75 feet (15 to 23 m). When built, the structure had an open interior with a single floor and three mezzanine levels, with a tall three-story opening at one end, and was covered by a sawtooth roof.^[2]^[3]

The building was designed by Arthur S. Coffin and built in 1912 by the Sullivan Machinery Company, a local manufacturer of quarrying and mining equipment. It was used primarily as a warehouse until 1967, also including a welding shop for a time. A rail line ran directly into the building, facilitating the loading and unloading of materials. It was purchased in 1974 by a mattress manufacturer. A large portion of the adjacent Sullivan Company plant (located between this building and the Sugar River) was destroyed by fire in 1979.^[2] It has since been converted to residential use.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "NRHP nomination for Claremont Warehouse No. 34". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
^ "Downtown Claremont and Lower Village MRA". Retrieved 2019-10-30.