{"nrhp_refnum":"83000753","name":"Hiberian Block","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"345-349 Worthington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Hampden County","state":"MA","lat":42.106083729000034,"lon":-72.59014338399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick commercial and fraternal building at 345-349 Worthington Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, built in 1910 by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. A fourth story was added in the mid-20th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a key site tied to Springfield's ethnic communities, since it housed a succession of ethnic and fraternal meeting places after 1910. It is also an atypical local example of early twentieth century Classical Revival architecture, using brick piers rather than giant-order columns. The form states it retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship.","narrative":"Located at 345-349 Worthington Street in downtown Springfield, this brick block was built in 1910 by the Ancient Order of Hibernians as an assembly hall. The third floor served as the lodge hall, while the remaining space was rented out as retail. Two of the order's four local lodges used it as headquarters. Later occupants included the Melha Temple Shrine from 1924 to 1962, the Lebanese American Club, and, by 1978, a Hispanic social club. The building reflects the pattern of Irish immigrants in Springfield who formed fraternal groups to keep community ties, a trend shared by Masons, Odd Fellows and others in the late 1800s. Architecturally, it is an unusual local take on Classical Revival design. It has a three-part composition with tall window expanses, but these are divided by brick piers instead of classical columns. A fourth story was added in the mid-twentieth century. It was listed for its association with the city's ethnic groups.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by the Ancient Order of Hibernians; architect unknown","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Present use is given as fraternal and commercial; the hall most recently served a Hispanic social club as of 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.18686-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/7903/63790345/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000753.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000753/af5d774b31-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000753/af5d774b31-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpringfieldMA_HibernianBlock.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown authorUnknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpringfieldMA_HibernianBlock.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790345","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernian_Block","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5750682"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampden-county/hiberian-block-83000753/"}