IOOF Building (Worcester, Massachusetts)

	IOOF Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	IOOF Building
Location	674 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′31″N 71°48′26″W / 42.25861°N 71.80722°W
Built	1906
Architect	Fisher, Clellan W.
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
MPS	Worcester MRA
NRHP reference No.	80000535
Added to NRHP	March 5, 1980

The IOOF Building is a historic building at 674 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.

History

The four-story brick Beaux Arts style building was designed by Clellan W. Fisher and was constructed in 1906 for the local chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

Construction

The building is primarily brick, laid in Flemish bond, with dressed limestone trim. Prominent on the front facade is the main entry, an elaborate limestone archway which occupies the center of three bays. On the second floor, the side bays are highlighted by balconies that retain their original wrought iron railings. The third floor windows are large with rounded arch tops, while all three of the fourth floor windows have limestone balconies with wrought iron rails.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "NRHP nomination for IOOF Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for IOOF Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

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Construction

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