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Worcester County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Worcester County Courthouse

On the National Register since 20215 years
Listed 2021Worcester

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

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About Worcester County Courthouse

Worcester County Courthouse, at 2 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 20, 2021. The Register lists it for its architecture, art, law and politics, at the local level. The listing covers 4.7 acres. 20 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFormer courthouse in Worcester, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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2 Main St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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58 more Register listings within half a mile

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

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BDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.3 miBEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.3 miBMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.4 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.4 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.4 miBCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.4 miBFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.4 miBGeorge Cobb HouseVictorian Gothic0.4 miBBorden-Pond HouseSecond Empire · Built 18560.4 miBLeonard Sturtevant HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBD. Wheeler Swift HouseVictorian Gothic0.4 miDWashburn and Moen North Works DistrictVictorian0.4 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.5 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.5 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.5 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.5 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.5 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 miBHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBElizabeth Street SchoolEclectic0.5 miBGeorge Gale HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBGeorge Bentley HouseCarpenter Gothic0.5 miBDean, Mary, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBWilliam Trowbridge Forbes HouseNeo-Tudor0.5 miBAddison Prentiss HouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18770.5 miBAldus Chapin Higgins HouseNeo-Tudor · Built 19210.5 miBGoddard HouseVictorian Second Empire0.5 miBDraper Ruggles HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBChadwick Square DinerRail Car Diner0.5 mi

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Questions about Worcester County Courthouse

Is Worcester County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 20, 2021 (Register number 100007236).

Is Worcester County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Worcester County Courthouse?

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) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.