{"nrhp_refnum":"11000068","name":"Hadley Furniture Company Building","other_names":["Hadley Apartments"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"651-659 Main St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.26115582800003,"lon":-71.80460190599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story brick retail building at 651-659 Main Street, at the corner of Main and Madison streets in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, built in 1923-1924 for the Hadley Furniture Company and designed by Cutting, Carleton, and Cutting.","why_significant":"The building is significant locally under Criterion A for its link to Hadley's, a prominent furniture retailer whose new store was reported to be one of the largest furniture stores in New England, and for illustrating the southward expansion of Worcester's commercial corridor. It also meets Criterion C as a representative large 1920s specialty store in restrained Classical Revival style by a notable Worcester firm.","narrative":"Rising five stories at the corner of Main and Madison streets in downtown Worcester, this brick building was constructed in 1923-1924 for the Hadley Furniture Company. Cutting, Carleton, and Cutting, a well-known local architecture firm, designed it in a restrained Classical Revival manner, with brick pilasters dividing the facade, glazed terracotta trim, steel-sash windows, and a projecting pavilion bearing the name \"Hadley.\" The store opened on March 20, 1924, at four times the size of the company's first Worcester shop, and was reported to be among the largest furniture stores in New England. Its location, then on the edge of the commercial district, reflected the southward growth of Main Street's shopping corridor as the city's population more than doubled between 1890 and 1920. The upper-floor showrooms have since become apartments, with retail space on the ground floor, but the exterior above the storefronts remains largely intact. It was recognized for its commercial history and its example of a 1920s specialty store.","period_of_significance":"1923-1961","architect_builder":"Cutting, Carleton, and Cutting, Architects; Keefe Brothers Company, Builders","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals / Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Interior converted to retail and residential use (Hadley Apartments) through a certified rehabilitation; exterior above the storefronts retains integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:10:51.940716-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/6/7975/63797506/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/11000068.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000068/c003210cf6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000068/c003210cf6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pvmoutside","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hadley_Furniture_Bldg.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pvmoutside</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hadley_Furniture_Bldg.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797506","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_Furniture_Company_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16891975"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/hadley-furniture-company-building-11000068/"}