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Mission Chapel
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National Register of Historic Places

Mission Chapel

On the National Register since 198046 years
ItalianateListed 1980Worcester

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

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About Mission Chapel

Mission Chapel, at 205 Summer St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, 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. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric church 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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205 Summer St., Worcester · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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BG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.4 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBBoulevard DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19360.4 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.4 miBWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.4 miBMechanics HallItalianate0.4 miBDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 miBOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.4 miBGilman BlockClassical Revival0.4 miBBorden-Pond HouseSecond Empire · Built 18560.4 miBShaarai Torah SynagogueClassical Revival0.5 miBCrompton Loom WorksItalianate0.5 miBArad Alexander HouseGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBO'Brien, Richard, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.5 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.5 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.5 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.5 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.5 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.5 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.5 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.5 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.5 miBTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.5 miBJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.5 miBOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.5 miBThule-Plummer BuildingsClassical Revival0.5 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.5 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.5 miBLeonard Sturtevant HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBElizabeth Street SchoolEclectic0.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

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Questions about Mission Chapel

Is Mission Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000616).

Is Mission Chapel 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 Mission Chapel?

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 Mission Chapel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 63793063 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.