Mechanics Hall (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Mechanics Hall
Address321 Main St.
LocationWorcester, MA
Public transit Union Station
Construction
Built1855
Renovated1977
Website
www.mechanicshall.org
Mechanics Hall
Coordinates42°15′56.79″N 71°48′7.03″W / 42.2657750°N 71.8019528°W / 42.2657750; -71.8019528
ArchitectBoyden & Ball
Architectural styleRenaissance
Part ofMechanics' Hall District (ID80000577)
NRHP reference No.72000152
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1972
Designated CPMarch 5, 1980

Mechanics Hall is a concert hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1857 in the Renaissance Revival style and restored in 1977. Built as part of the early nineteenth-century worker's improvement movement, it is now a concert and performing arts venue ranked as one of the top four concert halls in North America and in the top twelve between Europe and the Americas. It also houses a recording studio.