Tuckerman Hall... Today
Tuckerman Hall, built in 1902 at a cost of over $72,000 as the clubhouse for The Worcester Woman’s Club, boasts exceptional acoustics and a rich history. It shines today as the year-round venue for the highly praised Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra and the fresh new concert series A Little Night Music with Andrew Armstrong. This stunning hall is also a perfect setting for weddings, parties, concerts, lectures, corporate dinners, fundraisers, and meetings, offering a beautiful and versatile space for any event.
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Tuckerman Hall’s unique spaces include its breathtaking main auditorium (with full stage) that features incomparable plaster detail, phenomenal millwork, a 40’ ceiling, and superb acoustics; a circular-shaped lower hall (with stage) measuring approximately 50’ in diameter; several kitchen and catering spaces; grand hallways; a sound/projection booth; ticket booth; and a number of fireplaced, turret suites that serve as breakout rooms, each designed with a different architectural motif including Dutch, Moorish, Renaissance Revival, and Colonial Revival designs.
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Tuckerman Hall is located at 10 Tuckerman Street (corner of Tuckerman and Salisbury Streets) in Worcester, MA.
Restoring Tuckerman Hall
​​Illustrated in the American Architect and Building News in 1902, Tuckerman Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is located in Worcester's National Historic District. In 2000, Tuckerman Hall was designated an official project of Save America’s Treasures, a partnership between the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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In 1999, a $1.5 million restoration of Tuckerman Hall took place that included air conditioning to better accommodate summer activities, complete renovation of restrooms and kitchen areas, handicapped access including an elevator and lifts to facilitate accessibility to 10 different floor levels within the structure, a complete overhall and upgrade of all building systems, and painstaking restoration of interior spaces.
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In 2004-2005, a $600,000 second phase of restoration included exterior brick and limestone cleaning; window replacement of the building’s approximately 125 windows; the installation of a service ramp on the building’s south side; and other improvements to the building’s Salisbury and Tuckerman Street facades.
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Between 2013-2016, a third phase of restoration took place, totaling over $1 million, including installation of zoned heating and air conditioning in the eight suites that are located in Tuckerman Hall’s north and south turrets; extensive renovations to the building’s three kitchen areas; a complete refurbishment of the building’s top floor apartment which doubles as a stunning bridal suite; as well as a comprehensive remodeling of, and access to, the building’s “green room” for performers. In a fourth phase of restoration between 2018 and 2023, totaling over $700,000, additional restrooms were installed on the ground floor, an extensive music library was added, along with a new boiler and a new roof. This renovation phase also included a completely upgraded fire alarm system and replacement of all windows facing Salisbury Street in Tuckerman Hall’s main auditorium.
