Boardman Block in 1955.

ID: 1461 ~ Source: Courtesy of MCLA Freel Library.

This file appears in: Boardman Block: Housing and Tenant Rights in North Adams

This photo was taken notably before the construction of what is now the location of Bowman Hall at MCLA. The Block was owned by Walter E. Penniman and Rachael P. Witherell of Cheshire at the time.

This file appears in: Boardman Block: Housing and Tenant Rights in North Adams

Boardman Block: Housing and Tenant Rights in North Adams

By Ryan Frazer and Conall Mannion

Originally built in 1914 to house Adams Print Works' skilled workers, the Boardman Block became the site of a protest advocating for historic preservation of the apartments in the 1970s.