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Aurora Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Aurora Hotel

On the National Register since 198838 years
Classical RevivalListed 1988Worcester
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About Aurora Hotel

Aurora Hotel, at 652--660 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 28, 1988. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 219 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 29 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 39 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1897 to today

  1. 1897Built, designed by Barker & Nourse
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

652--660 Main St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Aurora HotelStart here
  2. 2Vendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Worcester Market BuildingEclectic · next door
  4. 4Babcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 1860 · next door
  5. 5Colton's BlockItalianate · next door
Around it

73 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.1 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.1 miBI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.1 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.1 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.1 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.1 miBThe RussellClassical0.1 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.1 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.1 miDJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.2 miBEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.2 miBBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.2 miDMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.2 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.2 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.2 mi
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BDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.2 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.2 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.2 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.2 miBDowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.3 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.3 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.3 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.3 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.3 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.4 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.4 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.4 miBEdward Stark HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBC.H. Fitch HouseVictorian0.4 miBCrompton Loom WorksItalianate0.4 miBCastle Street RowSecond Empire0.4 miBMcPartland, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBSt. John`s Catholic ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18450.4 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.4 miBJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.4 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.4 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.4 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.4 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.4 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.4 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.4 miBRidyard, Albert, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · Built 19140.5 miBJames Schofield HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBBrightside ApartmentsRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.5 miBRoynane, Catharine, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18900.5 miDHarding-Winter Street Manufacturing DistrictVictorian0.5 miBUnion StationClassical Revival0.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.5 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.5 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.5 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.5 miBWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.5 miBMechanics HallItalianate0.5 miBDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.5 miBGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.5 miBMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Vendome, The, and the St. Ives0 mi away
Masonic Temple0.1 mi away
I00F BuildingBuilt 1906 · 0.1 mi away
Hadley Furniture Company Building0.1 mi away

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Questions about Aurora Hotel

Is Aurora Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 28, 1988 (Register number 88000429).

Is Aurora Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Aurora Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Aurora Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 39 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63793217 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.