Centre and Montello Streets Historic District

The Centre and Montello Streets Historic District encompasses an area of well-preserved commercial buildings in Brockton, Massachusetts. The district extends west along Centre Street from the junction of Centre and Montello Streets in downtown Brockton, and includes a few buildings on Montello south of that intersection. The district was selected for historic status because it was thought to preserve Brockton's past as the "Shoe City". In the early 20th century Brockton was the largest manufacturer of shoes in the United States of America.

Centre and Montello Streets Historic District
Anglim Building, constructed 1906. Known as "Brockton's First Skyscraper" it was designed by J. Williams Beals. Upon opening the bottom three floors were the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, and the top floors were leased to printers, shoe-pattern designers, and shoe-material manufacturers, etc.
Location43–51, 53–61, 63–77, 91–93 Centre & 95, 124–126 Montello Sts. Brockton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°5′3″N 71°1′3″W / 42.08417°N 71.01750°W / 42.08417; -71.01750
AreaDowntown Brockton, MA
Built1880s to early 1900s
NRHP reference No.15000352
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2015
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