Times and Olympia Buildings

The Times and Olympia Buildings are a pair of historic buildings in central New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Times Building, also known as the Slocum or Evans Building, stands at 908–912 Purchase Street, and was built in 1897 to a design by Nat. C. Smith. Originally a furniture store, it was home to the New Bedford Times until the 1950s.[2] The Olympia Building stands next door; it was designed by Mowll & Rand of Boston and built in 1921. It is a fourstory brick building, with shops on the ground floor and offices above.[3]

Times and Olympia Buildings
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Times and Olympia Buildings
Location	908–912 and 880–898 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°38′11″N 70°55′36″W
Built	1897
Architect	Nat. C. Smith; Mowll & Rand
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
Part of	Central New Bedford Historic District (ID80000430)
NRHP reference No.	83000725[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 7, 1983
Designated CP	April 24, 1980

The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

See also

• Union Baptist Church (New Bedford, Massachusetts), also designed by Smith and NRHP-listed

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Slocum Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
3. "MACRIS inventory record for Olympia Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-17.