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- reef no 50000609 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMÍSSION? Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - -1-DEOCon: 1. Town In Area no. Form no. 130-CBD- 32 Worcester Address 390 Main Street Name Slater Building 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number Present use 2. commercial/offices Present owner 3. Description: Date 340 and 390 Main Street Associates 340 Main Street Worcester 1907 i..t Ro1l 27 5.13 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location - in' relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings." Indicate north. DodLd i2rodat 0303 00* st D0ei 4000E DCRaio0 AL00C.: .0o:. Source building notice 'Style Classical Revival Architect Frost, Briggs & Chamberlai Exterior.
wall fabric limestone, granite base Outbuildings (describe) none Other features rusticated two-storey basement, carved stone entry, colonnade at 9th and loth stories, 'copper cresting I 'Altered store fronts Date: °1970s "Moved no 'Date Assessorsi Book 3, p-31 UTM: 19)268840/4682710 5. Lot size: Lot 3 19,282 sqoit. One acre or less Over one acre 122' Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street - S. Ceccacci and B.R. 6.,Recarded by Pfeiffer "1c Organization Worc. Heritage Pres. Sor Date November 1977 (over) 7. Original owner (if known)_ H.N. Slater Estate Original use commercial/offices Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ same 8.
Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural -The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Constructed by. the firm of Norcross Brothers, the Slater Building was in 1907 the city's "second high building or sky-scraper, cormonly called." (The city's first "skyscraper" was the State Mutual Building oi 1895-1896 - see Form #116-CBD-23)- The Sater Burlding 1s steel-frame structure, ten stories high, and rises from a two-storey base of rusticated granite piers with an ornately carved entry on its Main Street facade.
to the eighth stories of the building's east, south and north elevations are faced with dressed limestone and have evenly spaced, paired windows. The building's ninth and tenth stories contain a loggia-like arrangement in their center five bays, each of which is framed by two-storey half- , columns with Corinthian capitals. At the roofline is a dentilled cornice with modillions, above which is a copper cresting of anthemia. descaiption of the/Slater Building, The Worcester Magazine noted that "the Indiana limestone (of the Slater Bullding) is a new material to be used in Worcester to any great extent." Upon completion the building had store fronts along its street frontages, an arcade of stores at the second storey, and offices on the top eight floors. two stories have been changed, the Slater Building remains substantially Intact, one of the city's finest early "skyscrapers". 1 10.
Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Che Worcester Magazine, vol. 10, 1907, p.70. ingineering Record, vol. 55, March 30, Nutt, C. Pioperty Warceoter Miltple Resamre Ava (Partial Danentany) state MA (Warcester Working Number8. 30.79.2060 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 383 . +13 Maps 2,63 Excllent multyll resource nomesatinn for the entire cely HISTORIAN Worccote. Soth the general descrytion * shateseat y al/ Acupl Lightre bhes at " time (1-9:3. dickuss DöweARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Wan problemo wah som conan u/h Bmiés ummento o 102-L-3 $4. Intgnty md / " bndanis nch to be adluse "CG-CBD -", 17-E, and 130-CBD-50 and ppeafually on endurdual ARCHEOLOGIST II6-CBD - 17 - Destroued, cannot be listel.
130 - Ct - ranai) smatane an coeyorzaen ie aled to be 102- L-3 - Peuod s descussed with WINH 3 EXCERTONS ALL PROPERTIES APPEAN TO ME TO MEET AK CRITERIA AND THE OTHER FORMS ARE ADEQUATE. RRSO BOTH TECHNCALLY AND TO PETERNINE SIÇNIFCANCER ALMOULE SAUE OE THE FORNE DID NOT CONTAN STRONE SIATEMENS OF SIGNIFICANCE THE KESOURCE CHTEBONIES WERE TRDROWSALY DISCUSSED IN THE BODY OF THE NORINAIONU; 2/2888 TUEREFORE SIGNIFICANKE MAS ESTABHSHED. HBDS WERE NOT NELESSARY BELNSE Of MYE SCHE MAPSAND CLEANY DELNEATES BOUNDAMES. HLRENDE WAS MISING DIU SANCE PROPEATES BUT EILS NOW INCLLDEN AFTER BHE 2/11/ CORRELTONS. HAER THE ONLY PROPERTIES TKST I DO NOT RECOMMENA LISTING ARE Inventory - 1 116-CBD-13 - DESAOYCOBYFIRE MO- HOCBD-!! Review 13D-CBO -44- DOCS NOT RETAIN INTEGRITY FOR (NDI VDUKA EUGHBILITY v(0-L-3 / P2 WBOT CONVINLED ABOUT BOUNDANLES REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BEHIENE TUEY DOULA BE OK.
# BASED Recommanl ON ADDLTONAL DOCUMLENTATION SUBMITTED - / DEFER JUDLEMENT . Listing all propertiespexcept these 3. Return 1I6-CBD-I$ to Stuto (not eligedle); to dercuss frutha +state. DUBIE Retum 102-L-3 to State for curedum; 3/5 9 BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/81 HOLD 130-CBD -44 for info from stute DUBLE Staff conferenu 3/5/30 - agrud to action as noted belor: KEEPER Soldhe 3/5/80 MAR 5 1980 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 2.3.81 - - Send-back Re-submit SEE 313/80 REPORT Entered United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service by Berkey Prestige Prints 3 0 AUG 1979 130- CBD -32 slator Bulding 390 Mamn St. bercoster MRA, Ma South reast elevations JAN 1978 JAN 1978 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000304