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Gilman Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Gilman Block

On the National Register since 200026 years
Classical RevivalListed 2000Worcester

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

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About Gilman Block

Gilman Block, at 207-219 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 2000. The Register lists it for its architecture, commerce, town planning and european, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 219 other Massachusetts listings. 27 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 · 91 MB · National Archives↗
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207-219 Main St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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71 more Register listings within half a mile

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BSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.2 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.2 miBWorcester County CourthouseBuilding0.2 miBWhitcomb HouseVictorian0.2 miBWhitcomb MansionQueen Anne0.2 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.3 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.3 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.3 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.3 miBGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBGeorge Cobb HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 miBDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 miBSalisbury HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBSalisbury Mansion and StoreClassical Revival · Built 17720.3 miDInstitutional DistrictGreek Revival0.3 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 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.4 miBMission ChapelItalianate0.4 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.4 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.4 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.4 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.4 miBJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.4 miBBorden-Pond HouseSecond Empire · Built 18560.4 miBLeonard Sturtevant HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBBliss BuildingVictorian Gothic · Built 18880.4 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.5 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.5 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.5 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.5 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBUnion StationClassical Revival0.5 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.5 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.5 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.5 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.5 miDLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBElizabeth Street SchoolEclectic0.5 miBGeorge Bentley HouseCarpenter Gothic0.5 miBD. Wheeler Swift HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 mi
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Questions about Gilman Block

Is Gilman Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 2000 (Register number 00001342).

Is Gilman Block 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 Gilman 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 Gilman Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 91 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 63797238 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.