Aurora Hotel (Worcester, Massachusetts)

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]

Aurora Hotel in Worcester, MA
Aurora Hotel
Aurora Hotel
Location652-660 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°15′34″N 71°48′20.48″W
Built1897
ArchitectBarker & Nourse
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSWorcester MRA
NRHP reference No.88000429 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1988
Rora Bar in the Roaring 20s at the Aurora Hotel in Worcester, MA. This place had a big jazz scene.

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

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

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See also

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


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