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The IOOF Building is a historic building at 674 Main Street in
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the list of United States cities by population, 113th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester ...
.


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 Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a non-political, non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Evolving from the Odd Fellows, Order ...
. The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1980.


Construction

The building is primarily brick, laid in
Flemish bond Flemish bond is a pattern of brickwork that is a common feature in Georgian architecture. The pattern features bricks laid lengthwise (''stretchers'') alternating with bricks laid with their shorter ends exposed (''headers'') within the same cou ...
, 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.


See also

* Odd Fellows' Home (Worcester, Massachusetts) *
National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts There are 291 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts. Of these, 82 are west of I-190 and the north-south section of I-290 and south of Massachusetts Route 122, and are listed be ...
*
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References

Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Beaux-Arts architecture in Massachusetts Buildings and structures completed in 1906 Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts Odd Fellows buildings in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts 1906 establishments in Massachusetts {{WorcesterMA-NRHP-stub