Polish National Home (Chicopee, Massachusetts)

Polish National Home

Polish National Home
Location Chicopee, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°8′41″N 72°36′35″W / 42.14472°N 72.60972°W / 42.14472; -72.60972Coordinates: 42°8′41″N 72°36′35″W / 42.14472°N 72.60972°W / 42.14472; -72.60972
Built 1912
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Other
NRHP Reference #

80000475

[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1980

The Polish National Home is a historic social club at 136-144 Cabot Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It was built in 1914 for $55,000 to a design by architect George Dion. It functioned as a community center for the large Polish immigrant community, providing a variety of community services (including English language lessons and citizenship classes), and served as transient housing for Polish migrants. In 1924 a second building was added immediately adjacent, which included recreational facilities, including a bowling alley and billiards hall. This building was remodeled in 1949.[2]

The facility was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Polish National Home". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-09.


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