The John F. Slater House, also known as the Elks Club,[2] is a historic building in Norwich, Connecticut.
John Fox Slater House | |
.jpg) John F. Slater House in 1958 | |
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| Location | 352 Main Street |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′28.2″N 72°4′14.88″W / 41.524500°N 72.0708000°W |
| Built | 1827 or 1843; 1914 |
| Built by | Doyle & Murphy (1914) |
| Architect | Cudworth & Woodworth (1914) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Downtown Norwich Historic District (ID85000707[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | April 4, 1985 |
It was built in brick for John Fox Slater around either 1827[2] or 1843.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as part of the Downtown Norwich Historic District as "the most elaborate Greek Revival building in the downtown",[3] and it is fronted by a monumental Corinthian portico.[4] The design of the house has been attributed to John Bishop, a builder from New London who was responsible for the Huntington Street Baptist Church.[3] The house was later owned by the local lodge of Elks, who used the building as their clubhouse. In 1914-15 they built a large but complementary rear addition, designed by architects Cudworth & Woodworth and contractors Doyle & Murphy,[5] the same team that would build the Willimantic Elks Club ten years later.
The building was vacant as of January 2014.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "John Fox Slater House, 352 East Main Street, Norwich, New London County, CT". Historic American Buildings Survey.
- ^ a b c Plummer, Dale S. (June 13, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Downtown Norwich Historic District". National Park Service. p. 5. With accompanying photos
- ^ Plummer, Dale S.: Nomination form, p. 25
- ^ "Norwich, Conn." in American Contractor 35, no. 51 (December 19, 1914): 49.
- ^ Bessette, Claire (January 14, 2014). "Vacant buildings in Norwich are 'scary' scenario". The Day. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
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