Woodmen of the World Building (Nacogdoches, Texas)

Summary

The Woodmen of the World Building in Nacogdoches, Texas was built in 1923. It is a two-part commercial block building. Its third floor served historically as a meeting hall of the local Woodmen of the World chapter, which was organized in 1908, until 1975 when the chapter moved elsewhere. Its first and second floors were leased to businesses.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

Woodmen of the World Building
Woodmen of the World Building in 2016
Woodmen of the World Building is located in Texas
Woodmen of the World Building
Woodmen of the World Building
Woodmen of the World Building is located in the United States
Woodmen of the World Building
Woodmen of the World Building
Location412 E. Main St.,
Nacogdoches, Texas
Coordinates31°36′8″N 94°39′13″W / 31.60222°N 94.65361°W / 31.60222; -94.65361
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
Built byMoore Construction Co.
Architectural styleTwo-part commercial block
Part ofNacogdoches Downtown Historic District (ID08000478[1])
MPSNacogdoches MPS
NRHP reference No.92000012[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1992
Designated CPMay 29, 2008

It is a three-story building constructed with load-bearing masonry walls. It was built at cost of $15,656.00 to contractor Moore Construction Co. for the structure and $10,000 to R. W. Parrish for woodwork. Its NRHP nomination asserts that it is an "outstanding" example of early 20th-century architecture in Nagodoches and that it "is most noted for its strong vertical expression. This is established by the use of 3-story piers on each comer and in the center bay that rise to a stepped parapet, and the vertical muntins found on all windows."[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Edward A. Galloway (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodmen of the World Building / Site No. 176". National Archives. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (accessible by searching within National Archives Catalog)

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