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In 1864, the firm of Norcross Brothers, contractors and builders, was formed in Swampscott. Relocated to Worcester by 1866, their first large contract here was for the Leicester Congregational Church. James A. Norcross attended to the clerical and financial aspects of the Norcross Brothers, while Orlando took charge of construction. The work of the Norcross Brothers survives. Perhaps their best known works are Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, built for the famed architect H.H. Richardson, and the West Wing of the White House. In 1879, James retired and Orlando continued the business alone as Norcross Brothers Company. James's May Street residence, “Fairlawn," was occupied in July 1895. This impressive mausoleum was built in 1903.