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Colton's Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Colton's Block

On the National Register since 198046 years
ItalianateListed 1980Worcester
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About Colton's Block

Colton's Block, at 588 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 Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 30 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Massachusetts, United States of America. 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↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

588 Main St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Colton's BlockStart here
  2. 2Babcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 1860 · next door
  3. 3Hadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  4. 4Saint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding · next door
  5. 5Cathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 1874 · next door
Around it

79 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical<0.1 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.1 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.1 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.1 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.1 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.1 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.1 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.1 miBThe RussellClassical0.1 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.1 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.1 miBDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.2 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.2 miBI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.2 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.2 mi
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BBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.2 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.2 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.2 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.2 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.2 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.2 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miDJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.3 miBEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.3 miBBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.3 miDMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.3 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.3 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.3 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.3 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.3 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.3 miBCrompton Loom WorksItalianate0.4 miBDowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBMcPartland, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBBattelle, Marion, 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 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.4 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.4 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.4 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.4 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.4 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.4 miBWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.4 miBMechanics HallItalianate0.4 miBDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 miBGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.4 miBMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.5 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.5 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.5 miBEdward Stark HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBC.H. Fitch HouseVictorian0.5 miBCastle Street RowSecond Empire0.5 miBRoynane, Catharine, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18900.5 miDHarding-Winter Street Manufacturing DistrictVictorian0.5 miBOsgood Bradley BuildingBuilt 19140.5 miBUnion StationClassical Revival0.5 miBMission ChapelItalianate0.5 miBJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.5 miBOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.5 miBGeorge Cobb HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miBGilman BlockClassical Revival0.5 miBDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.5 miBTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Stevens' Building0.1 mi away
Richmond, Willard, Apartment Block0.1 mi away
Horatio Tower House0.2 mi away
Junction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)0.3 mi away

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Questions about Colton's Block

Is Colton's Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000610).

Is Colton's Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.2 miles away.

Can you visit Colton's Block?

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 Colton's Block?

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 63792939 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.