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41°39′0″N 70°55′48″W / 41.65000°N 70.93000°W / 41.65000; -70.93000
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Dawson Building
Dawson Building is located in Massachusetts
Dawson Building
Dawson Building is located in the United States
Dawson Building
Location1851 Purchase Street,
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°39′0″N 70°55′48″W / 41.65000°N 70.93000°W / 41.65000; -70.93000
Built1896
Architect Samuel C. Hunt
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part of Acushnet Heights Historic District ( ID89002035)
NRHP reference  No. 82001900 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1982
Designated CPDecember 1, 1989

The Dawson Building (also known as the Eagles Home) is a historic commercial building located at 1851 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Description and history

It is a four-story, brick Classical Revival style building, whose most prominent feature is a large octagonal turret at the corner. It was constructed in 1896 for Benjamin Dawson, a grocer and liquor distributor. In 1923, it was purchased by the New Bedford Aeire #647 Fraternal Order of Eagles. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and included in the Acushnet Heights Historic District in 1989. [2] The building has since been converted into a 32-unit affordable housing apartment building. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ MHC Inventory Form
  3. ^ "Dawson Building | New Bedford, Massachusetts". section-8-housing.credio.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.


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