. 114 Front Street, Coggeshall-Grinnell Block c. 1832

114 Front Street, Coggeshall-Grinnell Block c. 1832

Built c. 1832 by John P. Coggeshall, Jr. and William P. Grinnell, this 4-story granite and brick commercial warehouse, sits on land originally owned by Joseph Rotch (part of the 10-acre lot). The upper floor may have been used as a sail loft during the 1840s. Other businesses located within this building include the Schmidt Loom Reed Works and the Fulton Supply Company (1936-1964). The location adjacent to the waterfront meant that the building is a survivor of the whaling industry. A fire in 1939 damaged the upper floors, but the building remained in use. Today the building houses the Buzzards Bay Coalition