The Odd Fellows' Hall in

Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, and a suburb of Boston. The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly incl ...

occupies a prominent location on Cabot Street opposite city hall in Beverly Center. It is a -story High Gothic Revival building constructed in 1893 to a design by local architect J. Foster Ober. Its exterior is clad in brick with trim of granite and brownstone. Its roof is a cross gable style, steep roof with polychrome bands of slate tiles. The central portion of the roof is a deck surrounded by a wrought iron railing and is topped by a cupola and weathervane. One of its notable tenants was President

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...

, who had offices in the building during summer residencies in Beverly. The building was listed on the

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in 1978, and included in the

Beverly Center Business District The Beverly Center Business District encompasses much of the historic 19th century commercial heart of Beverly, Massachusetts. Centered on Cabot and Church Streets between Central Street and the Beverly Common, its architecture reflects the ci ...

in 1984.

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Cultural infrastructure completed in 1874 Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Odd Fellows buildings in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Beverly, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts {{EssexCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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