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The Old State Mutual Building is an historic commercial building at 240 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 ...
. It served as the offices of the State Mutual Life Assurance Company from its construction in 1870 until 1897. Designed by 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
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.


See also

* State Mutual Stadium *
National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts There are 112 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts, west of I-190 and the north–south section of I-290 and north of Massachusetts Route 122, which are listed here. Two listi ...
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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 Peabody and Stearns buildings {{WorcesterMA-NRHP-stub