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Elm Park
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National Register of Historic Places

Elm Park

On the National Register since 197056 years
Listed 1970Worcester
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About Elm Park

Elm Park, at Elm Park, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 1, 1970. It was among the first 2 of Worcester’s 284 listings. The Register lists it for its town planning and landscape design, at the state level. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. The listing covers 60 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPark 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 · 108 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Elm Park, Worcester · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Elm ParkStart here
  2. 2May Street Historic DistrictVictorian · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Elm Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Pleasant Street FirehouseVictorian · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Charles Chamberlain HouseVictorian Gothic · next door
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDodge, Helen, Three-DeckerEclectic Queen Anne Three-Decker0.2 miBAbbott Street SchoolRomanesque Revival · Built 18940.3 miBWescott, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.3 miDHammond HeightsVictorian0.3 miBRidyard, B. E., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker · Built 19100.4 miBDrew, Elvira, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker0.4 miBHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.4 miBDowning Street SchoolRomanesque Revival0.4 miBLumb, Thomas, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.5 miDLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Elm Park

Is Elm Park on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 1, 1970 (Register number 70000096).

Is Elm Park a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Elm Park?

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 Elm Park?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 108 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 63793423 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.