Odd Fellows' Hall (Beverly, Massachusetts)
Odd Fellows' Hall | |
| Location | Beverly, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°32′52.4″N 70°52′45.16″W / 42.547889°N 70.8792111°W |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | J. Foster Ober; Williams Brothers, et al. |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Part of | Beverly Center Business District (ID84002313[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001408[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1978 |
| Designated CP | July 5, 1984 |
The Odd Fellows' Hall in Beverly, Massachusetts occupies a prominent location on Cabot Street opposite city hall in Beverly Center. It is a 3+1⁄2-story High Gothic Revival building constructed in 1893 to a design by local architect J. Foster Ober. Its exterior is clad in brick with trim of granite and brownstone. Its roof is a cross gable style, steep roof with polychrome bands of slate tiles. The central portion of the roof is a deck surrounded by a wrought iron railing and is topped by a cupola and weathervane. One of its notable tenants was President William Howard Taft, who had offices in the building during summer residencies in Beverly.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978,[1] and included in the Beverly Center Business District in 1984.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for Odd Fellows' Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 11, 2014.