East Worcester School-Norcross Factory

East Worcester School-Norcross Factory
East Worcester School-Norcross Factory
Location 10 E. Worcester St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′45″N 71°47′26″W / 42.26250°N 71.79056°WCoordinates: 42°15′45″N 71°47′26″W / 42.26250°N 71.79056°W
Built 1863
Architect Elbridge Boyden & Son
Architectural style Utilitarian Brick
Governing body Private
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference #

80000618

[1]
Added to NRHP March 05, 1980

The East Worcester School-Norcross Factory is a historic building at 10 E. Worcester Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. This three story building was built in three stages, between 1863 and 1893. The oldest portion, the westernmost part of the structure, was originally built as a schoolhouse, and is one of the oldest surviving school buildings in the city. It was designed by Elbridge Boyden, based on an earlier school (no longer extant) on Salem Street. The school was purchased by the Norcross Brothers in 1893, and connected via additions to a planing mill they had built on an adjacent parcel in 1880-81. This space was then used by the Norcrosses to manufacture architectural building parts, including doors and window sashes.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for East Worcester School-Norcross Factory". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-13.