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Castle Street Row
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National Register of Historic Places

Castle Street Row

On the National Register since 198046 years
Second EmpireListed 1980Worcester

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

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About Castle Street Row

Castle Street Row, at 4-18 Castle St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Second Empire, as it does for 237 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Worcester, Massachusetts, US. 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 · 3 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

4-18 Castle St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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56 more Register listings within half a mile

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DJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.3 miBWoodland Street FirehouseQueen Anne0.3 miBDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.3 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.3 miBElias Crawford HouseOctagonal Mode0.4 miBSouth UnitarianRomanesque Revival0.4 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.4 miBHall, Charles A., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.4 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.4 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.4 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.4 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.4 miBThe RussellClassical0.4 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.4 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.4 miBMcCafferty, Elizabeth, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBSmith, Ellen M., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.5 miBReed, Frank, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.5 miBPilgrim Congregational ChurchRomanesque Revival0.5 miBSt. Peters Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18840.5 miDWoodland Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBLumb, Thomas, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.5 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.5 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.5 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.5 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.5 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBRidyard, B. E., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker · Built 19100.5 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.5 miBHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.5 miBWescott, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.5 miBPleasant Street FirehouseVictorian0.5 miBCharles Chamberlain HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 mi
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Second Empire style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Empire.

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Questions about Castle Street Row

Is Castle Street Row on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000625).

Is Castle Street Row a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.4 miles away.

Can you visit Castle Street Row?

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 Castle Street Row?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 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 63793237 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.