John Fox Slater House

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John Fox Slater House
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John F. Slater House in 1958
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Location352 Main Street
Coordinates 41°31′28.2″N72°4′14.88″W / 41.524500°N 72.0708000°W / 41.524500; -72.0708000
Built1827 or 1843; 1914
Built byDoyle & Murphy (1914)
Architect Cudworth & Woodworth (1914)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part of Downtown Norwich Historic District (ID85000707 [1] )
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1985

The John F. Slater House, also known as the Elks Club, [2] is a historic building in Norwich, Connecticut.

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]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "John Fox Slater House, 352 East Main Street, Norwich, New London County, CT". Historic American Buildings Survey.
  3. 1 2 3 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
  4. Plummer, Dale S.: Nomination form, p. 25
  5. "Norwich, Conn." in American Contractor 35, no. 51 (December 19, 1914): 49.
  6. Bessette, Claire (January 14, 2014). "Vacant buildings in Norwich are 'scary' scenario". The Day . Retrieved July 25, 2014.