Place: Austin Block
Address: 92 Main Street
Neighborhood: Charlestown
Continuing exploring Charlestown on June 26, 2012, I found the Austin Block, a historic building made of stone.
To visit the Austin Block, ride bus route 92 on Main Street or Warren Street between City Square and Thompson Square.
"Middlesex Country Sheriff Nathaniel Austin built this commercial block in 1822 using stone from Outer Brewster Island, which he owned. Among the businesses since located here was the "Bunker Hill Aurora," Charlestown's first newspaper. With the Austin Block on the verge of collapse in 1980, Historic Boston Incorporated rehabilitated the structure, harvesting stone from Austin's quarry to restore the first floor."
To learn more about the Austin Block:
http://www.historicboston.org/info/projects/archives/austin-block/index.html
http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/The%20Austin%20Block%20Study%20Report%2059_tcm3-45390.pdf
