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Park Building (Worcester, Massachusetts)

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Built
  
1914

MPS
  
Worcester MRA

Opened
  
1914

Added to NRHP
  
5 March 1980

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival

NRHP Reference #
  
80000607

Architecture firm
  
Cross & Cross

Park Building (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Location
  
507 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts

Similar
  
Wachusett Reservoir, DCU Center, Green Hill Park, Salisbury Mansion and Store, Elm Park

The Park Building is an historic building in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1914, the eleven story structure was for many years one of Worcester's most prominent landmarks. It has a steel frame, with an exterior that is dressed predominantly in limestone. The first two floors have metal and plate glass store fronts, while the third floor has evenly spaced windows, separated by decorative limestone panels and topped by a cornice. From the fourth to the ninth floors there is little decoration. The top two floors have groups of windows separated by Tuscan columns, giving the appearance of a loggia.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. As of 2016 it is an apartment building known as Park Plaza that is part of the Grid District, a commercial urban redevelopment project in downtown Worcester.

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Park Building (Worcester, Massachusetts) Wikipedia