The Old State Mutual Building is an historic commercial building at 240 Main Street in

Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 census, making it the second- most populous city in New England after ...

. It served as the offices of the State Mutual Life Assurance Company from its construction in 1870 until 1897. Designed by

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architect Charles B. Atwood, it is one of a few surviving Second Empire commercial buildings in the city.Marter, Joan M. ''The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art''. Vol. 1. 2011. The granite building is four stories high, the last of which is under a mansard roof. It is three window bays wide, with a slightly projecting central bay, which is topped at the third floor by a small pediment. The bays are divided by Ionic pilasters, and the rooftop is crowned by an iron railing. The building was listed on the

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in 1980.

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Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Italianate architecture in Massachusetts Commercial buildings completed in 1870 National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts {{WorcesterMA-NRHP-stub

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