The John F. Slater House, also known as the Elks Club,[2] is a historic building in Norwich, Connecticut.

John Fox Slater House
John F. Slater House in 1958
John Fox Slater House is located in Connecticut
John Fox Slater House
John Fox Slater House is located in the United States
John Fox Slater House
Location352 Main Street
Coordinates41°31′28.2″N 72°4′14.88″W / 41.524500°N 72.0708000°W / 41.524500; -72.0708000
Built1827 or 1843; 1914
Built byDoyle & Murphy (1914)
ArchitectCudworth & Woodworth (1914)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofDowntown Norwich Historic District (ID85000707[1])
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1985

It was built in brick for John Fox Slater around either 1827[2] or 1843.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as part of the Downtown Norwich Historic District as "the most elaborate Greek Revival building in the downtown",[3] and it is fronted by a monumental Corinthian portico.[4] The design of the house has been attributed to John Bishop, a builder from New London who was responsible for the Huntington Street Baptist Church.[3] The house was later owned by the local lodge of Elks, who used the building as their clubhouse. In 1914-15 they built a large but complementary rear addition, designed by architects Cudworth & Woodworth and contractors Doyle & Murphy,[5] the same team that would build the Willimantic Elks Club ten years later.

The building was vacant as of January 2014.[6]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "John Fox Slater House, 352 East Main Street, Norwich, New London County, CT". Historic American Buildings Survey.
  3. ^ a b c Plummer, Dale S. (June 13, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Downtown Norwich Historic District". National Park Service. p. 5. With accompanying photos
  4. ^ Plummer, Dale S.: Nomination form, p. 25
  5. ^ "Norwich, Conn." in American Contractor 35, no. 51 (December 19, 1914): 49.
  6. ^ Bessette, Claire (January 14, 2014). "Vacant buildings in Norwich are 'scary' scenario". The Day. Retrieved July 25, 2014.