There are 112 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts, west of I-190 and the north–south section of I-290 and north of Massachusetts Route 122, which are listed here. Two listings overlap into other parts of Worcester: one of the 1767 Milestones is located in eastern Worcester, and the Blackstone Canal Historic District traverses all three sections of the city.
The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".[1]
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]
[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | Description |
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1 | 1767 Milestones | November 15, 1973 (#71000084) |
Locations between Boston and Springfield along the old Upper Boston Post Road. 42°16′23″N 71°48′02″W / 42.2731°N 71.8005°W |
Milestone 48 is in northwestern Worcester; Milestone 47 is in eastern Worcester. | |
2 | Abbott Street School | March 5, 1980 (#80000595) |
36 Abbott St. 42°15′46″N 71°49′19″W / 42.2628°N 71.8219°W |
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3 | Elwood Adams Store | March 5, 1980 (#80000584) |
156 Main St. 42°16′06″N 71°48′04″W / 42.2683°N 71.8011°W |
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4 | Charles Allen House | March 5, 1980 (#80000579) |
65 Elm St. 42°15′56″N 71°48′33″W / 42.2656°N 71.8092°W |
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5 | American Antiquarian Society | November 24, 1968 (#68000018) |
185 Salisbury St. 42°16′38″N 71°48′39″W / 42.2772°N 71.8108°W |
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6 | Armsby Block | March 5, 1980 (#80000598) |
144-148 Main St. 42°16′07″N 71°48′05″W / 42.2686°N 71.8014°W |
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7 | Ash Street School | March 5, 1980 (#80000542) |
Ash St. 42°15′24″N 71°47′56″W / 42.2567°N 71.7989°W |
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8 | Babcock Block | March 5, 1980 (#80000611) |
596 Main St. 42°15′37″N 71°48′18″W / 42.2603°N 71.805°W |
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9 | Bancroft Hotel | March 5, 1980 (#80000614) |
50 Franklin St. 42°15′41″N 71°48′06″W / 42.2614°N 71.8017°W |
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10 | Bancroft Tower | March 5, 1980 (#80000524) |
Bancroft Tower Rd. 42°16′56″N 71°49′28″W / 42.2822°N 71.8244°W |
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11 | Emory Bannister House | March 5, 1980 (#80000569) |
3 Harvard St. 42°16′01″N 71°48′13″W / 42.2669°N 71.8036°W |
Building demolished. Now parking lot for Unum. | |
12 | Blackstone Canal Historic District | August 15, 1995 (#95001004) |
The historic route of the Blackstone Canal in Massachusetts 42°08′39″N 71°40′36″W / 42.1442°N 71.6767°W |
Listing extends into other parts of Worcester, as well as Sutton, Grafton, Millbury, Northbridge, Uxbridge, Millville, Blackstone; the Rhode Island section of the canal is the subject of a separate listing (#91001536). | |
13 | Bliss Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000497) |
26 Old Lincoln St. 42°16′22″N 71°47′54″W / 42.2728°N 71.7983°W |
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14 | Osgood Bradley Building | March 5, 2018 (#100002161) |
18 Grafton St. 42°15′38″N 71°47′38″W / 42.260558°N 71.793760°W |
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15 | John Brooks House | March 5, 1980 (#80000516) |
12 Nelson Pl. 42°17′48″N 71°49′11″W / 42.2967°N 71.8197°W |
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16 | Cathedral of St. Paul | March 5, 1980 (#80000604) |
38 Chatham St. 42°15′42″N 71°48′17″W / 42.2617°N 71.8047°W |
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17 | Chadwick Square Diner | November 26, 2003 (#03001206) |
95 rear Prescott St. 42°16′39″N 71°48′06″W / 42.2775°N 71.8017°W |
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18 | Charles Chamberlain House | March 5, 1980 (#80000596) |
372 Pleasant St. 42°15′48″N 71°48′56″W / 42.2633°N 71.8156°W |
The Charles Chamberlain House was demolished in 1984.[6] It was incorrectly listed on the National Register at 373 Pleasant Street. | |
19 | Chamberlain-Flagg House | March 5, 1980 (#80000519) |
2 Brookshire Dr. 42°17′04″N 71°50′02″W / 42.2844°N 71.8339°W |
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20 | George Cobb House | March 5, 1980 (#80000571) |
24 William St. 42°16′02″N 71°48′23″W / 42.2672°N 71.8064°W |
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21 | Colton's Block | March 5, 1980 (#80000610) |
588 Main St. 42°15′38″N 71°48′17″W / 42.2606°N 71.8047°W |
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22 | Samuel Copeland House | March 5, 1980 (#80000563) |
31 Harvard St. 42°16′10″N 71°48′10″W / 42.2694°N 71.8028°W |
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23 | Crompton Loom Works | March 5, 1980 (#80000541) |
132-142 Green St. 42°15′23″N 71°47′53″W / 42.2564°N 71.7981°W |
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24 | Isaac Davis House | March 5, 1980 (#80000578) |
1 Oak St. 42°15′56″N 71°48′31″W / 42.2656°N 71.8086°W |
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25 | Joseph Davis House | March 5, 1980 (#80000574) |
41 Elm St. 42°15′55″N 71°48′23″W / 42.2653°N 71.8064°W |
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26 | Frank L. and Mabel H. Dean House | December 5, 2002 (#02001471) |
10 Cedar St. 42°15′59″N 71°47′48″W / 42.2664°N 71.7967°W |
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27 | Francis Dewey House | March 5, 1980 (#80000580) |
71 Elm St. 42°15′56″N 71°48′35″W / 42.2656°N 71.8097°W |
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28 | Dodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust Building | March 15, 2002 (#02000155) |
60 Franklin St. 42°15′41″N 71°48′06″W / 42.2614°N 71.8017°W |
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29 | Helen Dodge Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002427) |
570 Pleasant St. 42°15′53″N 71°49′21″W / 42.2647°N 71.8225°W |
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30 | Thomas F. Doran Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002406) |
27 John St. 42°16′05″N 71°48′23″W / 42.2681°N 71.8064°W |
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31 | Elvira Drew Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002384) |
42 Abbott St. 42°15′44″N 71°49′19″W / 42.2622°N 71.8219°W |
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32 | Duprey Building | September 5, 2019 (#100004336) |
16 Norwich St. 42°15′51″N 71°48′03″W / 42.2642°N 71.8009°W |
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33 | Elm Park | July 1, 1970 (#70000096) |
Elm Park 42°16′03″N 71°49′13″W / 42.2675°N 71.8203°W |
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34 | Elm Street Historic District | February 9, 1990 (#89002374) |
132-148 Elm St. 42°15′57″N 71°49′02″W / 42.2658°N 71.8172°W |
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35 | English High School | March 5, 1980 (#80000601) |
20 Irving St. 42°15′45″N 71°48′26″W / 42.2625°N 71.8072°W |
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36 | Enterprise Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000608) |
540 Main St. 42°15′40″N 71°48′15″W / 42.2611°N 71.8042°W |
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37 | William Trowbridge Forbes House | March 5, 1980 (#80000636) |
23 Trowbridge St. 42°16′20″N 71°48′40″W / 42.2722°N 71.8111°W |
demolished November 2003[7] | |
38 | G.A.R. Hall | March 13, 1975 (#75000303) |
55 Pearl St. 42°15′50″N 71°48′15″W / 42.2639°N 71.8042°W |
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39 | George Gabriel House | March 5, 1980 (#80000523) |
31 Lenox St. 42°16′39″N 71°50′02″W / 42.2775°N 71.8339°W |
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40 | Gilman Block | November 20, 2000 (#00001342) |
207-219 Main St. 42°16′03″N 71°48′03″W / 42.2675°N 71.8008°W |
Building demolished in 2004.[8] | |
41 | Harry Goddard House | March 5, 1980 (#80000525) |
190 Salisbury St. 42°16′43″N 71°48′35″W / 42.2786°N 71.8097°W |
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42 | Henry Goulding House | March 5, 1980 (#80000564) |
26 Harvard St. 42°16′09″N 71°48′08″W / 42.2692°N 71.8022°W |
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43 | W.H. Goulding House | March 5, 1980 (#80000566) |
4 Dix St. 42°16′10″N 71°48′12″W / 42.2694°N 71.8033°W |
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44 | Gilbert Hadley Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002433) |
31 Russell St. 42°15′46″N 71°48′55″W / 42.2628°N 71.8153°W |
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45 | Hammond Heights | March 5, 1980 (#80000531) |
Properties along Germain, Haviland, Highland, and Westland Sts. and Institute Rd. 42°16′21″N 71°49′03″W / 42.2725°N 71.8175°W |
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46 | Harding-Winter Street Manufacturing District | March 5, 1980 (#80000543) |
28-88 Winter St. 42°15′30″N 71°47′42″W / 42.2583°N 71.795°W |
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47 | Harris-Merrick House | March 5, 1980 (#80000602) |
41 Fruit St. 42°16′05″N 71°48′39″W / 42.2681°N 71.8108°W |
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48 | John Hastins Cottage | March 5, 1980 (#80000572) |
31 William St. 42°16′01″N 71°48′28″W / 42.2669°N 71.8078°W |
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49 | Aldus Chapin Higgins House | March 5, 1980 (#80000496) |
1 John Wing Rd. 42°16′31″N 71°48′33″W / 42.2753°N 71.8092°W |
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50 | Marcus Hobbs House | March 5, 1980 (#80000582) |
16 William St. 42°16′02″N 71°48′19″W / 42.2672°N 71.8053°W |
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51 | William Hogg House | March 5, 1980 (#80000576) |
54 Elm St. 42°15′54″N 71°48′29″W / 42.265°N 71.8081°W |
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52 | Indian Hill-North Village | March 5, 1980 (#80000510) |
Properties along Ararat St. and Delaval, Heroult, Marconi, Watt, and Westinghouse Rds. 42°18′47″N 71°48′45″W / 42.3131°N 71.8125°W |
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53 | Indian Hill School | May 2, 2022 (#100007665) |
155 Ararat St. 42°18′48″N 71°48′53″W / 42.3132°N 71.8147°W |
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54 | Institutional District | March 5, 1980 (#80000554) |
Properties on Lincoln and Wheaton Squares and on Salisbury and Tuckerman Sts. 42°16′20″N 71°48′04″W / 42.2722°N 71.8011°W |
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55 | Edwin Johnson Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002389) |
183 Austin St. 42°15′40″N 71°49′00″W / 42.2611°N 71.8167°W |
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56 | Katz and Leavitt Apartment House | March 5, 1980 (#80000575) |
53 Elm St. 42°15′55″N 71°48′26″W / 42.2653°N 71.8072°W |
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57 | Knollwood | March 5, 1980 (#80000520) |
425 Salisbury St. 42°17′01″N 71°49′34″W / 42.2836°N 71.8261°W |
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58 | Liberty Farm | September 13, 1974 (#74002046) |
116 Mower St. 42°16′50″N 71°51′36″W / 42.2806°N 71.86°W |
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59 | Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District | March 5, 1980 (#80000570) |
Properties along Cedar, Fruit, Oak, Sever, West, and William Sts. 42°16′02″N 71°48′40″W / 42.2672°N 71.8111°W |
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60 | Gov. Levi Lincoln House | March 5, 1980 (#80000573) |
4 Avalon Pl. 42°16′00″N 71°48′26″W / 42.2667°N 71.8072°W |
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61 | Lower Pleasant Street District | March 5, 1980 (#80000613) |
418-426 Main St. and 9-49 Pleasant St. 42°15′49″N 71°48′12″W / 42.2636°N 71.8033°W |
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62 | Main and Franklin Streets Historic District | May 27, 2022 (#100007732) |
Roughly bounded by Main, Franklin, Federal, Salem, and Portland Sts. 42°15′40″N 71°48′05″W / 42.2612°N 71.8013°W |
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63 | Jerome Marble House | March 5, 1980 (#80000567) |
23 Harvard St. 42°16′06″N 71°48′11″W / 42.2683°N 71.8031°W |
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64 | Alexander Marsh House | March 5, 1980 (#80000583) |
57 Elm St. 42°15′56″N 71°48′29″W / 42.2656°N 71.8081°W |
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65 | Massachusetts Avenue Historic District | December 16, 1971 (#71000356) |
Between Salisbury St. and Drury Lane 42°16′42″N 71°48′44″W / 42.2783°N 71.8122°W |
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66 | William McFarland House | March 5, 1980 (#80000517) |
525 Salisbury St. 42°17′24″N 71°49′54″W / 42.29°N 71.8317°W |
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67 | James McPartland Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002428) |
17 Pond St. 42°15′26″N 71°47′51″W / 42.2572°N 71.7975°W |
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68 | Mechanics Hall | November 9, 1972 (#72000152) |
321 Main St. 42°15′57″N 71°48′07″W / 42.2658°N 71.8019°W |
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69 | Mechanics' Hall District | March 5, 1980 (#80000577) |
282-343 Main St. 42°15′56″N 71°48′08″W / 42.2656°N 71.8022°W |
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70 | Merrill Double House | March 5, 1980 (#80000581) |
18-20 West St. 42°15′53″N 71°48′36″W / 42.2647°N 71.81°W |
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71 | Mission Chapel | March 5, 1980 (#80000616) |
205 Summer St. 42°15′48″N 71°47′44″W / 42.2633°N 71.7956°W |
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72 | Montvale | March 5, 1980 (#80000521) |
Properties along Montvale, Monadnock, Sagamore, Waconah, and Whitman Rds., and Salisbury St. 42°16′52″N 71°48′43″W / 42.2811°N 71.8119°W |
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73 | Charles Newton House | March 5, 1980 (#80000508) |
24 Brattle St. 42°18′53″N 71°49′06″W / 42.3147°N 71.8183°W |
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74 | North Worcester Aid Society | March 5, 1980 (#80000512) |
58 Holden St. 42°17′59″N 71°49′04″W / 42.2997°N 71.8178°W |
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75 | Old State Mutual Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000585) |
240 Main St. 42°16′02″N 71°48′06″W / 42.2672°N 71.8017°W |
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76 | Oxford-Crown Historic District | May 6, 1976 (#76000954) |
Roughly bounded by Chatham, Congress, Crown, Pleasant, Oxford Sts. and Oxford Pl.; also properties along Ashland, Austin, Chatham, Congress, Crown, and Pleasant Sts. 42°15′54″N 71°48′30″W / 42.265°N 71.8083°W |
Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of March 5, 1980, the Oxford-Crown Extension District | |
77 | Park Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000607) |
507 Main St. 42°15′43″N 71°48′11″W / 42.2619°N 71.8031°W |
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78 | Pleasant Street Firehouse | March 5, 1980 (#80000597) |
408 Pleasant St. 42°15′48″N 71°48′59″W / 42.2633°N 71.8164°W |
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79 | Poli's Palace Theater | January 10, 2011 (#10001122) |
2 Southbridge St. 42°15′41″N 71°48′12″W / 42.2614°N 71.8033°W |
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80 | The Printers Building | August 28, 2020 (#100005478) |
44-50 Portland St. 42°15′36″N 71°48′08″W / 42.2599°N 71.8021°W |
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81 | Otis Putnam House | March 5, 1980 (#80000565) |
25 Harvard St. 42°16′08″N 71°48′11″W / 42.2689°N 71.8031°W |
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82 | Tilley Raymond House | March 5, 1980 (#80000568) |
12 George St. 42°16′06″N 71°48′08″W / 42.2683°N 71.8022°W |
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83 | Willard Richmond Apartment Block | November 7, 1985 (#85002783) |
43 Austin St. 42°15′38″N 71°48′24″W / 42.2606°N 71.8067°W |
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84 | B. E. Ridyard Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002402) |
29 Dewey St. 42°15′44″N 71°49′12″W / 42.2622°N 71.82°W |
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85 | John Riordan Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002405) |
8 Dix St. 42°16′10″N 71°48′14″W / 42.2694°N 71.8039°W |
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86 | Robinson and Swan Blocks[9][10][a] | March 5, 1980 (#16000208)[11] |
104–108 Pleasant St. and 1–3 Irving St. 42°15′49″N 71°48′21″W / 42.263574°N 71.805900°W |
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87 | The Russell | November 7, 1985 (#85002782) |
49 Austin St. 42°15′39″N 71°48′24″W / 42.2608°N 71.8067°W |
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88 | St. John's Catholic Church | March 5, 1980 (#80000619) |
40 Temple St. 42°15′35″N 71°47′49″W / 42.2597°N 71.7969°W |
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89 | Saint Joseph's Home for Working Girls | August 4, 2021 (#100006777) |
52 High St. 42°15′40″N 71°48′17″W / 42.2612°N 71.8048°W |
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90 | Salisbury Factory Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000588) |
49-51 Union St. 42°16′12″N 71°47′54″W / 42.27°N 71.7983°W |
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91 | Salisbury Factory Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000587) |
25 Union St. 42°16′12″N 71°47′55″W / 42.27°N 71.7986°W |
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92 | Salisbury House | June 10, 1975 (#75000837) |
61 Harvard St. 42°16′19″N 71°48′08″W / 42.2719°N 71.8022°W |
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93 | Salisbury Mansion and Store | May 30, 1975 (#75000838) |
30, 40 Highland St. 42°16′19″N 71°48′10″W / 42.2719°N 71.8028°W |
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94 | Slater Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000609) |
390 Main St. 42°15′51″N 71°48′09″W / 42.2642°N 71.8025°W |
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95 | Smith-Thaxter-Merrifield House | March 5, 1980 (#80000509) |
158 Holden St. 42°18′45″N 71°49′08″W / 42.3125°N 71.8189°W |
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96 | Stevens' Building | March 5, 1980 (#80000615) |
24-44 Southbridge St. 42°15′37″N 71°48′13″W / 42.2603°N 71.8036°W |
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97 | Thule-Plummer Buildings | February 18, 2011 (#11000019) |
180 and 184 Main St. 42°16′06″N 71°48′05″W / 42.2683°N 71.8014°W |
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98 | Horatio Tower House | March 5, 1980 (#80000600) |
71 Pleasant St. 42°15′49″N 71°48′19″W / 42.2636°N 71.8053°W |
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99 | Union Congregational Church | March 5, 1980 (#80000599) |
5 Chestnut St. 42°15′51″N 71°48′19″W / 42.2642°N 71.8053°W |
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100 | U.S. Post Office and Courthouse | April 8, 2011 (#11000161) |
595 Main St. 42°15′38″N 71°48′14″W / 42.2606°N 71.8039°W |
Now known as the Harold D. Donohue Federal Building and United States Courthouse | |
101 | Union Station | March 5, 1980 (#80000617) |
Washington Sq. 42°15′40″N 71°47′44″W / 42.2611°N 71.7956°W |
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102 | Waldo Street Police Station | March 5, 1980 (#80000586) |
Waldo St. 42°15′56″N 71°48′00″W / 42.2656°N 71.8°W |
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103 | Washburn and Moen North Works District | March 5, 1980 (#80000439) |
Properties on Grove St. 42°16′36″N 71°48′04″W / 42.2767°N 71.8011°W |
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104 | WCIS Bank | March 5, 1980 (#80000606) |
365 Main St. 42°15′53″N 71°48′07″W / 42.2647°N 71.8019°W |
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105 | John Wescott Three-Decker | February 9, 1990 (#89002426) |
454 Pleasant St. 42°15′48″N 71°49′05″W / 42.2633°N 71.8181°W |
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106 | Whitcomb House | November 9, 1977 (#77000653) |
51 Harvard St. 42°16′16″N 71°48′09″W / 42.2711°N 71.8025°W |
Duplicate listing for Whitcomb Mansion. | |
107 | Whitcomb Mansion | March 5, 1980 (#80000499) |
51 Harvard St. |
Duplicate listing for Whitcomb House. | |
108 | Worcester City Hall and Common | March 29, 1978 (#78001405) |
455 Main St. 42°15′44″N 71°48′06″W / 42.2622°N 71.8017°W |
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109 | Worcester County Courthouse | December 20, 2021 (#100007236) |
2 Main St. 42°16′15″N 71°48′00″W / 42.2708°N 71.8000°W |
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110 | Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank | September 13, 1978 (#78000472) |
316 Main St. 42°15′57″N 71°48′08″W / 42.2658°N 71.8022°W |
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111 | Worcester Young Women's Christian Association | August 22, 2023 (#100009287) |
6 Chatham St. 42°15′43″N 71°48′14″W / 42.2620°N 71.8039°W |
The YWCA's former site, now residential | |
112 | YWCA of Worcester | February 3, 2022 (#100007389) |
2 YWCA Way 42°15′36″N 71°47′59″W / 42.2600°N 71.7997°W |
The current YWCA campus |
[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | Description |
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1 | Foster Block | July 17, 1972 (#72001596) | October 30, 1972 | 404-406 Main Street |
Demolished |