Institutional District
Historic district in Massachusetts, United States
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::summary Historic district in Massachusetts, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox NRHP"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Institutional District |
| nrhp_type | hd |
| nocat | yes |
| image | Worcester Memorial Auditorium, MA.jpg |
| caption | Worcester Memorial Auditorium |
| location | Properties on Lincoln and Wheaton Squares and on Salisbury and Tuckerman Sts., Worcester, Massachusetts |
| coordinates | |
| locmapin | Massachusetts#USA |
| built | 1843 |
| architect | Young, Ammi B., et al. |
| architecture | Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian Revival |
| added | March 05, 1980 |
| mpsub | Worcester MRA |
| refnum | 80000554 |
| <ref name | "nris" |
| :: |
| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA | area = | built = 1843 | architect = Young, Ammi B., et al. | architecture = Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian Revival | added = March 05, 1980 | mpsub = Worcester MRA | refnum = 80000554
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. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Prior to its institutional uses, this part of Worcester was largely owned by the Salisbury family, whose progenitor, Stephen Salisbury I, opened a store at Lincoln Square in 1772. Salisbury's grandson, Stephen Salisbury III, was a major local industrialist, and began donating and selling portions of the family holdings in the 1880s. His donations included land for the Central Church, Boys' Club, Art Museum, Auditorium, and War Memorial. He was a major benefactor of the museum, bequesting it the family collection. The Salisbury Mansion and Store, now owned by the museum, are located just outside this district.
Contributing properties
- Worcester County Courthouse, 2 Main Street (1845), by Ammi B. Young; 1878 addition by Stephen C. Earle; 1899 addition by Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul; 1950s addition (non-contributing in this nomination, but contributing in the 2021 individual NR nomination for the courthouse).
- Worcester War Memorial, Lincoln Square (1935) by Lucius W. Briggs and Frederic C. Hirons
- Worcester Boys' Club (1930), Lincoln Square by Frost, Chamberlain & Edwards
- Worcester War Memorial Auditorium (1932), by Lucius W. Briggs and Frederic C. Hirons
- Central Church, Salisbury Street (1885), by Stephen C. Earle
- Worcester Historical Society, 39 Salisbury Street (1981), by Barker & Nourse
- Worcester Woman's Club (aka Tuckerman Hall), 10 Tuckerman Street (1902), by Josephine Wright
- Worcester Industrial Technical Institute (aka Worcester Voke), 2 Grove Street (1909), with additions (1916-1917) by Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain
- Worcester National Guard Armory, 44 Salisbury Street (1890), by Fuller & Delano, with addition (1907)
- North High School, 46 Salisbury Street (1889), by Fuller & Delano
- Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street (1897), by Stephen C. Earle, with later additions
Gallery
File:Worcester Boys Trade School.jpg|Worcester Industrial Technical Institute File:Worcester County Courthouse - Worcester, MA - DSC05778.jpg|Worcester County Courthouse File:Tuckerman Hall - DSC05796.jpg|Worcester Woman's Club (Tuckerman Hall) File:Mosaics, Worcester Art Museum - IMG 7439.JPG|Worcester Art Museum (interior) File:Worcester Boys Club - Worcester, MA - DSC05785.jpg|Worcester Boys' Club File:Massachusetts Military Archive and Museum - DSC05794.jpg|Worcester National Guard Armory File:United Congregational Church, Worcester Massachusetts.jpg|Central Church File:Former North High School, worcester MA.jpg|North High School (1889 building) File:General Charles Devens Statue by Daniel Chester French - 2011-09-26.jpg|Equestrian statue of Charles Devens File:1898 by Andrew O'Connor, Jr. - Worcester, MA - DSC05790.jpg|"1898" statue in Wheaton Square
References
References
- {{NRISref. 2008a
- "NRHP nomination for Institutional District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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