Downtown Melrose

Downtown Melrose
Downtown Melrose
Neighborhood
	Downtown Melrose seen from the intersection of Upham and Main Streets facing south
	Coordinates: 42°27′17″N 71°03′56″W / 42.45472°N 71.06556°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex
City	Melrose
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	02176
Area code	339 / 781
Website	www.cityofmelrose.org
	Melrose Town Center Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	Main St., Melrose, Massachusetts
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	82002744
Added to NRHP	April 1, 1982

Downtown Melrose is the central business district of Melrose, Massachusetts. It is known for its nineteenth century Victorian architecture and its many small family-owned stores. Downtown Melrose is generally classified as the area on Main Street from Grove Street to Essex/Upham Streets. Part of the area, running on Main Street just northeast of the junction with Upham and Essex Streets, is included in the Melrose Town Center Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1982.^[1] This district encompasses seven buildings, including city hall, the main fire station, Memorial Hall, the Coolidge School, and the Baptist and Methodist churches.^[2]