National Register of Historic Places

G.A.R. Hall

Also known as Bull Mansion

On the National Register since 197551 years

High VictorianListed 1975Worcester

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About G.A.R. Hall

G.A.R. Hall, at 55 Pearl St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 13, 1975. It was among the first 6 of Worcester’s 284 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as High Victorian, as it does for 10 other Massachusetts listings. 34 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Worcester, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 43 MB · National Archives↗

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55 Pearl St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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BU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.1 mi BPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.1 mi BHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.1 mi BUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.1 mi BJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.1 mi BColton's BlockItalianate0.2 mi BHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.2 mi BSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.2 mi BEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.2 mi DMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 mi BBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.2 mi BDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.2 mi BCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.2 mi BWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.2 mi BPark BuildingClassical Revival0.2 mi BWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 mi BEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.2 mi DOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.2 mi

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BWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.2 mi BKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.2 mi BAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.2 mi BIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.2 mi BWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.2 mi DMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.2 mi BWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.2 mi BMechanics HallItalianate0.2 mi BDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.2 mi BGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.2 mi BMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.3 mi BVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.3 mi BThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.3 mi BWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.3 mi BS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.3 mi BStevens' BuildingItalianate0.3 mi BBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.3 mi BRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.3 mi BThe RussellClassical0.3 mi DOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 mi BMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 mi BDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.3 mi BCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.3 mi BJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.3 mi BOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.3 mi BGeorge Cobb HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 mi BGilman BlockClassical Revival0.3 mi BDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 mi BTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.3 mi BJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.3 mi BOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.3 mi BDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.4 mi BMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.4 mi BI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.4 mi DWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.4 mi BYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.4 mi BMission ChapelItalianate0.4 mi BCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.4 mi BFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.4 mi DLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 mi BHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.4 mi BHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.4 mi BW.H. Goulding HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BSamuel Copeland HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BRiordan, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18880.4 mi BThule-Plummer BuildingsClassical Revival0.4 mi BEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.5 mi BBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.5 mi DMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi BBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 mi DDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi BSt. John`s Catholic ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 mi BSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.5 mi BJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.5 mi BUnion StationClassical Revival0.5 mi BSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.5 mi BSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.5 mi BWorcester County CourthouseBuilding0.5 mi BWhitcomb HouseVictorian0.5 mi BWhitcomb MansionQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about G.A.R. Hall

Is G.A.R. Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 13, 1975 (Register number 75000303).

Is G.A.R. Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1 mile away.

Can you visit G.A.R. Hall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of G.A.R. Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 43 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63797180 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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