Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (Worcester, Massachusetts)

The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District in Worcester, Massachusetts is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. At that time, it included 11 contributing buildings and one other contributing site.[1]

Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Between Salisbury St. and Drury Lane, Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°16′42″N 71°48′44″W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1751
Architect	Salisbury, Stephen; Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Colonial, Queen Anne
MPS	Worcester MRA
NRHP reference No.	71000356[1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1971

This district, the Montvale Historic District, and the Hammond Heights Historic District, are northwest of the Worcester core area and are elaborate Victorian districts. They were created for upper class housing through the subdivision of many farms and estates, when southern and eastern sections of Worcester were filling up with three-decker working class housing.[2]^{:8:22, 27}

It includes a Federal style former courthouse that was converted, during 1801–03, into a Federal style house.[2]^:8:23 It includes houses of the Arts and Crafts movement, Prairie style and Bungalow style.[2]^:8:28

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Brian R. Pfeiffer (May 1979). "Worcester Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved August 9, 2016.