Dawson Building

Dawson Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	1851 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°39′0″N 70°55′48″W / 41.65000°N 70.93000°W / 41.65000; -70.93000
Built	1896
Architect	Samuel C. Hunt
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Acushnet Heights Historic District (ID89002035)
NRHP reference No.	82001900 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 30, 1982
Designated CP	December 1, 1989

The Dawson Building (also known as the Eagles Home) is a historic commercial building located at 1851 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

It is a four-story, brick Classical Revival style building, whose most prominent feature is a large octagonal turret at the corner. It was constructed in 1896 for Benjamin Dawson, a grocer and liquor distributor. In 1923, it was purchased by the New Bedford Aeire #647 Fraternal Order of Eagles. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and included in the Acushnet Heights Historic District in 1989.^[2] The building has since been converted into a 32-unit affordable housing apartment building.^[3]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts