Old State Mutual Building
Old State Mutual Building (2023)
Old State Mutual Building is located in Massachusetts
Old State Mutual Building
Old State Mutual Building is located in the United States
Old State Mutual Building
Location240 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′2″N 71°48′6″W / 42.26722°N 71.80167°W / 42.26722; -71.80167
Built1870
ArchitectCharles B. Atwood
Architectural styleSecond Empire style
MPSWorcester MRA
NRHP reference No.80000585 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1980

The Old State Mutual Building is an historic commercial building at 240 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. 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.[2][3] 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.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Old State Mutual Building". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, William F. Galvin. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ Marter, Joan M. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Vol. 1. 2011.


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