Hammond Heights
Hammond Heights is an historic neighborhood subdivision on the west side of Worcester, Massachusetts. 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bancroft Tower and Alumni Stadium.
Bancroft Tower
Memorial
Bancroft Tower 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 Worcester, Massachusetts.
Alumni Stadium
Pitch
Alumni Stadium is a football and all-purpose stadium located on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the home field of the WPI Engineers football team of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.
Elm Park
Park
Elm Park is an historic park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park in the United States, after Bushnell Park in Hartford, purchased earlier that year.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Historic District and Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District.
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
Neighborhood
The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District in Worcester, Massachusetts is a 5-acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District
Neighborhood
The Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District is an expansive residential area in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts. It is centered on Cedar and William Streets, and includes properties on adjacent streets.
Lower Pleasant Street District
Neighborhood
The Lower Pleasant Street District is an historic district at 418–426 Main Street and 9–49 Pleasant Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It encompasses the only surviving row of Victorian-era commercial buildings in downtown Worcester.
Hammond Heights
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Categories: neighborhood, historic district, and locality
- Location: City of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.27398° or 42° 16′ 26″ north
Longitude
-71.81757° or 71° 49′ 3″ west
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
Open location code
87JC75FJ+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Hammond Heights” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hammond Heights”
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Highlights include Lyman Gordan House and Salisbury Park.
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