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Boynton and Windsor
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National Register of Historic Places

Boynton and Windsor

On the National Register since 198046 years
VictorianListed 1980Worcester

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Boynton and Windsor

Boynton and Windsor, at 718 and 720 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 138 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric buildings in Worcester, 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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718 and 720 Main St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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70 more Register listings within half a mile

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BRidyard, Albert, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · Built 19140.3 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.3 miBJames Schofield HouseSecond Empire0.3 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miBBrightside ApartmentsRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.3 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.3 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.3 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.3 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.3 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.3 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.3 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.3 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.3 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 miBElliot Smith HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBLucius Knowles HouseVictorian Second Empire0.4 miBHammond Organ FactorySecond Empire0.4 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.4 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.4 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.4 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.4 miBO'Connor, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBMark, John, Three-DeckerItalianate Three-Decker0.5 miBJohn Legg HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBFranklin Wesson HouseHigh Victorian Gothic0.5 miBNorcross Brothers HousesQueen Anne0.5 miBWoodland Street FirehouseQueen Anne0.5 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.5 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.5 miBPleasant Street FirehouseVictorian0.5 miBCharles Chamberlain HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.5 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.5 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.5 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.5 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.5 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.5 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.5 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi
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Questions about Boynton and Windsor

Is Boynton and Windsor on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000540).

Is Boynton and Windsor 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 Boynton and Windsor?

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 Boynton and Windsor?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 63793142 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.