The Hibernian Block was a historic commercial building at 345-349 Worthington Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1910, it was a distinctive example of Classical Revival architecture, used for many years by a variety of fraternal social organizations. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 (misspelled as "Hiberian"),[1] and it was demolished sometime thereafter.[2]
The Hibernian Block was located in downtown Springfield, on the east side of Worthington Street north of its junction with Dwight Street; the site is now a parking lot. It was a four-story masonry structure with distinctive Classical Revival styling, using brick piers instead of columns between its large glass windows. It was three bays wide, with each of the upper-floor bays housing a three-part window with narrow side windows. The second-floor windows were topped by gabled or segmented-arch pediments.[2]
The block was built in 1910 for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. Its local chapter was established in 1882, and met in the First National Bank Building before they had this block built. The Hibernians used the top floor as a meeting hall, and rented out the lower floors to other businesses. The space was used by the Shriners from 1924 to 1962, and then by the Lebanese American Club. In 1978 it was taken over by the Hispanic Social Club.[2]
^ abc"NRHP nomination for Hibernian Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
February 13, 2024
hibernian, block, historic, commercial, building, worthington, street, downtown, springfield, massachusetts, built, 1910, distinctive, example, classical, revival, architecture, used, many, years, variety, fraternal, social, organizations, building, listed, na. The Hibernian Block was a historic commercial building at 345 349 Worthington Street in downtown Springfield Massachusetts Built in 1910 it was a distinctive example of Classical Revival architecture used for many years by a variety of fraternal social organizations The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 misspelled as Hiberian 1 and it was demolished sometime thereafter 2 Hibernian BlockU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocation345 349 Worthington St Springfield MassachusettsCoordinates42 6 21 N 72 35 26 W 42 10583 N 72 59056 W 42 10583 72 59056Arealess than one acreBuilt1910 1910 Architectural styleClassical RevivalMPSDowntown Springfield MRANRHP reference No 83000753 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 24 1983Description and history editThe Hibernian Block was located in downtown Springfield on the east side of Worthington Street north of its junction with Dwight Street the site is now a parking lot It was a four story masonry structure with distinctive Classical Revival styling using brick piers instead of columns between its large glass windows It was three bays wide with each of the upper floor bays housing a three part window with narrow side windows The second floor windows were topped by gabled or segmented arch pediments 2 The block was built in 1910 for the Ancient Order of Hibernians an Irish Catholic fraternal organization Its local chapter was established in 1882 and met in the First National Bank Building before they had this block built The Hibernians used the top floor as a meeting hall and rented out the lower floors to other businesses The space was used by the Shriners from 1924 to 1962 and then by the Lebanese American Club In 1978 it was taken over by the Hispanic Social Club 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b c NRHP nomination for Hibernian Block Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2013 12 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hibernian Block amp oldid 1014950514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
