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Mechanics' Hall District
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National Register of Historic Places

Mechanics' Hall District

Also known as Day Building; Worcester Five Cent Sa

A district of 8 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1980
VictorianListed 1980Worcester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Mechanics' Hall District, at Properties between 282 and 343 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 138 other Massachusetts listings. The district takes in 8 historic buildings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. The listing covers 4 acres. 26 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric district in Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 11 MB · National Archives↗
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Properties between 282 and 343 Main St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mechanics' Hall DistrictStart here
  2. 2Worcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding · next door
  3. 3Mechanics HallItalianate · next door
  4. 4Day BuildingRomanesque Revival · next door
  5. 5Old State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire · next door
Around it

78 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.1 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.1 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.1 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.1 miBEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.1 miBGilman BlockClassical Revival0.1 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.2 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.2 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.2 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.2 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.2 miBMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBGeorge Cobb HouseVictorian Gothic0.2 miBTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.2 mi
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BJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.2 miBArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.2 miBOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.2 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.3 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.3 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.3 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.3 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.3 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.3 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.3 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.3 miBCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.3 miBFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.3 miBDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 miBW.H. Goulding HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBSamuel Copeland HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBRiordan, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18880.3 miBThule-Plummer BuildingsClassical Revival0.3 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.3 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.3 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.4 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.4 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.4 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.4 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.4 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.4 miBThe RussellClassical0.4 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.4 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.4 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.4 miBMission ChapelItalianate0.4 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.4 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.4 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBWorcester County CourthouseBuilding0.4 miBWhitcomb HouseVictorian0.4 miBWhitcomb MansionQueen Anne0.4 miBSalisbury HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBSalisbury Mansion and StoreClassical Revival · Built 17720.4 miBI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.5 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.5 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.5 miBSt. John`s Catholic ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBOsgood Bradley BuildingBuilt 19140.5 miBUnion StationClassical Revival0.5 miDLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBBorden-Pond HouseSecond Empire · Built 18560.5 miDInstitutional DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBBliss BuildingVictorian Gothic · Built 18880.5 mi
More like it

Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

Whitcomb House0.4 mi away
Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District0.5 mi away
Boynton and Windsor0.6 mi away
Harding-Winter Street Manufacturing District0.6 mi away

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Questions about Mechanics' Hall District

Is Mechanics' Hall District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000577).

Is Mechanics' Hall District a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Mechanics' Hall District?

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 Mechanics' Hall District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 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 63793221 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.