Aurora Hotel (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Aurora Hotel
Aurora Hotel
Location 652-660 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′34″N 71°48′20.48″W / 42.25944°N 71.8056889°WCoordinates: 42°15′34″N 71°48′20.48″W / 42.25944°N 71.8056889°W
Built 1897
Architect Barker & Nourse
Architectural style Classical Revival
Governing body Local
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference #

88000429

[1]
Added to NRHP April 28, 1988

The Aurora Hotel is a historic hotel building at 652-660 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The six story Classical Revival building was built in 1898 for Charles Stevens, son of a Worcester businessman, who was a lawyer and major landowner in the city. It features decorative carved stone panels, bay windows with pressed metal ornamentation, and a pressed metal cornice.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It has since been converted to apartments.

Aurora Gallery

The Aurora Gallery is a contemporary art gallery operated by ArtsWorcester in the Aurora Hotel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Aurora Hotel". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-04.

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