Waldorf House

Waldorf House, originally Freemasons' Hall, is a building located on Cooper Street in Manchester. It was constructed in 1863 by W. Mangnall and later converted into a hotel in 1929. The building is made of ashlar with its roof concealed and features a rectangular plan in an eclectic architectural style. It stands four storeys high above cellars and has a symmetrical five-bay facade, with a layout of 1:2:2:2:1 windows.

The ground floor showcases channelled rustication and round-headed openings, including a central doorway framed by engaged columns, a triglyph frieze, and a mutule cornice. The outer doorways are surrounded by rusticated detailing with side windows. The windows consist of two round-headed lights with central colonnettes and roundels. The first and second floors feature similar windows in the three central bays, separated by engaged marble columns, while the outer bays have recessed one-light windows set within Ionic pilastrades, with niches containing statues on the second floor. The top floor is adorned with square windows framed by panelled pilasters.

At the top, a richly carved pediment is surmounted by a statue of a female figure with children. The interior has not been inspected. The building was converted to a hotel when the Masonic Temple on Bridge Street was constructed in 1929.