Institutional District

Institutional District
Worcester Memorial Auditorium
Location Properties on Lincoln and Wheaton Squares and on Salisbury and Tuckerman Sts., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°16′20″N 71°48′4″W / 42.27222°N 71.80111°WCoordinates: 42°16′20″N 71°48′4″W / 42.27222°N 71.80111°W
Built 1843
Architect Young,Ammi B.,et al.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian Revival
Governing body Local
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference #

80000554

[1]
Added to NRHP March 05, 1980

The Institutional District of Worcester, Massachusetts is an historic district encompassing a significant concentration of civic and municipal buildings north of the city's downtown area. It is centered on Lincoln Square and Wheaton Square, and includes properties on Main, Salisbury, and Tuckerman Streets. It includes the 1840s Worcester County Courthouse, the War Memorial and Memorial Auditorium, and the former Worcester Historical Society building at 39 Salisbury Street. The 1897 Worcester Art Museum is included in the district, as is the c. 1890 armory building at 44 Salisbury Street.[2]

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

See also

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 Institutional District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-19.