Mechanics Hall

Pre-Civil War era concert hall. Grand Hall seating 1,600. Concerts (classical, jazz, popular music), lectures, business meetings. Mechanics Hall was built in 1857 by the workers of Worcester for educational and cultural activities. In 1864, the Hook Organ was installed and it is now the oldest unaltered four keyboard organ in the Western Hemisphere. The hall fell into disrepair in the 20th century and was almost torn down during a wave of urban renewal. It was saved and restored in the late 1970s.

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Address: 321 Main St
Website: mechanicshall.org (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Worcester (Massachusetts), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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