Gillett Block (100 Elm Street)

Whipping Around Westfield- A Self-Guided Walking and Biking Tour

Gillett Block (100 Elm Street)

Westfield, Massachusetts 01085, United States

Created By: Westfield Historic Commission

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After the Masonic Block on Elm Street in Westfield burned down in 1896, Ralph D. Gillett constructed a new building (100 Elm Street) on the site in 1898-1899. It is a three-story granite and buff brick corner building with terra cotta and metal trim. Gillett was president of the Hampton Railroad, whose offices were in the building, along with McClure Laboratories (which tested food for imurities, gaining Westfield the title of" The Pure Food Town“) and The Great River Water and Power Company. Today the Gillett Block is owned by the City of Westfield and is used by the Westfield Gas & Electric Company.

This point of interest is part of the tour: Whipping Around Westfield- A Self-Guided Walking and Biking Tour


 

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