Odd Fellows' Home (Worcester, Massachusetts)

The Odd Fellows' Home is a historic Odd Fellows charitable home at 104 Randolph Road in Worcester, Massachusetts. Opened in 1892, it continues to serve as a home for elderly and disabled operated by Odd Fellows Home, Inc. Its original campus, now demolished, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is now housed in a modern facility, opened in 1990, with 100 beds, located on the same property.

Odd Fellows' Home
The historic building, 2006 photo
Location104 Randolph Rd., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′56″N 71°47′51″W
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectBarker & Nourse
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSWorcester MRA
NRHP reference No.80000513[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 05, 1980

Location and building history

The Odd Fellows' Home is located in northeastern Worcester, a short way east of Interstate 190 and the Greendale Mall, at the corner of Barber and Randolph Streets. The land for the facility was donated in 1890 by Thomas Dodge, a prominent local patent lawyer, who eventually donated 24 acres (9.7 ha) in all, in order ensure "ample light and air" for the residents.[2]

The original main building was a large three story brick building built in 1890-92 to a design by Barker & Nourse. The most prominent feature was a projecting 5-1/2 story mansard-roofed tower with round-topped clock dormers projecting from the half story mansard. The front bays were divided by brick pilasters, and a single-story porch extended across part of the front. To this building's right (east) was the first major addition, added in 1902; it was a 2-1/2 story brick Classical Revival structure that increased the facility's capacity to 110 beds. Its facade had limestone quoining, and it had a Classical Revival entry porch with Tuscan columns.[2]

The old facility was sold in 2012 to a development firm, and was demolished in 2014 to provide added facilities to the adjacent Dodge Park Rest Home.[3] Materials from the building were salvaged for use in other settings.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Worcester Odd Fellows Home". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  3. "Worcester's losing more than old buildings". Worcester Telegram. April 20, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  4. "Company saves what it can from historic Odd Fellows Home" (PDF). Preservation Worcester. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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