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National Register of Historic Places
The Printers Building
Listed as “Printers Building, The”
On the National Register since 20206 years
Listed 2020Worcester
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
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About The Printers Building
The Printers Building, at 44-50 Portland St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 28, 2020. The Register lists it for its industry and architecture, at the local level. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
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44-50 Portland St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
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75 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
BWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.1 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.1 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.1 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.1 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.2 miBI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.2 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.2 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.2 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.2 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.2 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.2 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.2 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.2 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.2 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.2 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 mi
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BPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.2 miBCrompton Loom WorksItalianate0.3 miBMcPartland, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.3 miBRoynane, Catharine, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.3 miBDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.3 miDMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBSt. John`s Catholic ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18450.3 miBThe RussellClassical0.3 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.3 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.3 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.3 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.3 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.4 miDJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.4 miDHarding-Winter Street Manufacturing DistrictVictorian0.4 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.4 miBOsgood Bradley BuildingBuilt 19140.4 miBUnion StationClassical Revival0.4 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.4 miBMission ChapelItalianate0.4 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.4 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.4 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.4 miBWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.4 miBMechanics HallItalianate0.4 miBDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 miBShea, Bridget, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker · Built 18880.5 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.5 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.5 miBEdward Stark HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBC.H. Fitch HouseVictorian0.5 miBShaarai Torah SynagogueClassical Revival0.5 miBArad Alexander HouseGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBDowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.5 miBJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.5 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.5 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.5 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.5 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.5 miBFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.5 miBOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.5 miBMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi
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Questions about The Printers Building
Is The Printers Building on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Aug 28, 2020 (Register number 100005478).
Is The Printers Building a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.3 miles away.
Can you visit The Printers Building?
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.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.