Built in 1881 and enlarged in 1888, it is a prominent early example of the work of local architect George P. B. Alderman, and is representative of development patterns in the city that served its growing French Canadian immigrant community.

[1] The Clovis Robert Block is located in the urban South Holyoke area of the city, at the junction of Main and Cabot Streets.

Bands of brick corbelling separate the floors, and the Main Street facade has a central bowed copper-clad section four bays wide, with a gable at the top.

[2] The building was built in 1881 for Clovis Robert, an expatriate French Canadian, and expanded in 1888, both to an early design of Holyoke architect George P. B. Alderman.

It was built during a period of major migration by French Canadians to the area, seeking work in the local mills.