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City of Worcester

American Antiquarian Society

The American Antiquarian Society, located in , is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: learned society and national research library
  • Also known as: “AAS”
  • Address: 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clark University and Institute Park.

University
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is a private research university in , United States. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the United States. is situated 3,200 feet south of American Antiquarian Society.

Park
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is a public park in . Founded on donated land in 1887, it is located next to the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The park is 24.6 acres in size.

Memorial
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is a 56-foot-high tower of granite and natural stone, which looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is in Salisbury Park, in the city of . is situated 1,500 feet west of American Antiquarian Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Historic District and Hammond Heights.

Neighborhood
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The in is a 5-acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Hamlet
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is an historic neighborhood subdivision on the west side of . It includes properties along Germain, Haviland, Highland, and Westland Streets and Institute Road, most of which were built between 1890 and 1918, and is a good example of a turn-of-the-century residential subdivision, with a diversity of period architectural styles.

Neighborhood
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The is an expansive residential area in northwestern . It is centered on Cedar and William Streets, and includes properties on adjacent streets.

American Antiquarian Society

Latitude
42.27724° or 42° 16′ 38″ north
Longitude
-71.81034° or 71° 48′ 37″ west
Elevation
531 feet (162 metres)
Open location code
87JC75GQ+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90440176
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
4928969
Wiki­data ID
Q4742987
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“American Antiquarian Society” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجمعية الأثرية الأمريكية”
  • Armenian: “Ամերիկայի հնավաճառության միություն”
  • Bashkir: “Америка антиквар йәмғиәте”
  • Belarusian: “ААТ”
  • Belarusian: “Амерыканскае антыкварнае таварыства”
  • Belarusian: “Амэрыканскае антыкварнае таварыства”
  • Catalan: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Chinese: “美国古文物学会”
  • Chinese: “美国古文物收藏家协会”
  • Chinese: “美国古文物研究者学会”
  • Chinese: “美国文物收藏家协会”
  • Chinese: “美國古文物學會”
  • Chinese: “美國古文物收藏家協會”
  • Czech: “Americká antikvářská společnost”
  • Dutch: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Dutch: “Amerikaanse Antiquariaatsgenootschap”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجمعيه الاثريه الامريكيه”
  • Esperanto: “Usona Antikvaĵista Societo”
  • French: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • German: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Hebrew: “אגודת האנטיקוורים האמריקאית”
  • Irish: “Cumann Ársaitheoirí Mheiriceá”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ古文書協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ古書協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ古書家協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ古美術協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ史協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ好古家協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ稀覯書協会”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ稀覯書学会”
  • Kurdish: “Komeleya Amerîkî ya Entîkevanan”
  • Macedonian: “AAS”
  • Macedonian: “Американско старинарско друштво”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Portuguese: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Portuguese: “Sociedade Antiquária Americana”
  • Russian: “Американское антикварное общество”
  • Russian: “Американское общество антикваров”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Comann Àrsairean Aimeireaga”
  • Slovenian: “AAS”
  • Slovenian: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Slovenian: “Ameriška antikvarna družba”
  • Swedish: “American Antiquarian Society”
  • Ukrainian: “Американське антикварне товариство”
  • Vietnamese: “Hiệp hội Đồ cổ Mỹ”
  • Welsh: “Cymdeithas Hynafiaethwyr America”
  • Western Armenian: “Ամերիկայի Հնավաճառութեան Միութիւն”

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