Odd Fellows' Hall (Beverly, Massachusetts)

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]

Odd Fellows' Hall
Odd Fellows' Hall (Beverly, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Odd Fellows' Hall (Beverly, Massachusetts)
Odd Fellows' Hall (Beverly, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Odd Fellows' Hall (Beverly, Massachusetts)
LocationBeverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°32′52.4″N 70°52′45.16″W
Built1874
ArchitectJ. Foster Ober; Williams Brothers, et al.
Architectural styleGothic
Part ofBeverly Center Business District (ID84002313[1])
NRHP reference No.78001408[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1978
Designated CPJuly 5, 1984

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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Odd Fellows' Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 11, 2014.


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