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Clark University
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National Register of Historic Places

Clark University

On the National Register since 198046 years
VictorianListed 1980Worcester
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About Clark University

Clark University, at Clark University Campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its education and 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. The listing covers 7 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isAmerican private university and liberal arts college 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 · 9 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1887 to today

  1. 1887Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Clark University Campus, Worcester · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Clark UniversityStart here
  2. 2Stone, Edward, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Hunt, Daniel, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker · Built 1890 · next door
  4. 4Reed, Frank, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Pilgrim Congregational ChurchRomanesque Revival · next door
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDavis, Wesley, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.2 miBWorcester Corset Company FactoryUtilitarian Industrial0.2 miDBeaver Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.2 miBFlagg, Levi, Three-DeckerStick0.2 miBElias Crawford HouseOctagonal Mode0.2 miBSt. Peters Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18840.2 miDWoodland Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miDCrystal Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.3 miBMcDermott, John B., Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker0.3 miBIngraham, Harry B., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.3 miBFreeland Street SchoolVictorian0.3 miBSt. MarksRomanesque Revival0.3 miBSmith, Ellen M., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.3 miBSouth UnitarianRomanesque Revival0.3 miBJohn Legg HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBHoly Name of Jesus ComplexRomanesque Revival · Built 18930.4 miBFranklin Wesson HouseHigh Victorian Gothic0.4 miBNorcross Brothers HousesQueen Anne0.4 mi
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BHall, Charles A., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBAhern, Catherine, Three-DeckerItalianate Three-Decker0.5 miBCrabtree, Thomas, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker0.5 miBMcCafferty, Elizabeth, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBHirst, Samuel, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker0.5 miBElliot Smith HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBLucius Knowles HouseVictorian Second Empire0.5 miBHammond Organ FactorySecond Empire0.5 miBWoodland Street FirehouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

Woodland Street Historic District0.2 mi away
Freeland Street School0.3 mi away
C.H. Fitch House0.7 mi away
Boynton and Windsor0.9 mi away

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Questions about Clark University

Is Clark University on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000547).

Is Clark University a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.9 miles away.

Can you visit Clark University?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Clark University?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 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 63793427 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.