Poor Farm Brook

Poor Farm Brook is a stream in Worcester, Massachusetts. Poor Farm Brook is situated nearby to the neighborhood Chaffinville, as well as near the hamlet North Worcester.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bancroft School and Jewish Healthcare Center.

Bancroft School

School

Bancroft School in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, is an independent, co-educational, PreK–12, college-preparatory day school. Students typically live in Central Massachusetts and MetroWest Boston. Bancroft School is situated 1½ miles southeast of Poor Farm Brook.

Jewish Healthcare Center

Clinic

Photo: Terageorge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Jewish Healthcare Center is a nursing home and rehabilitation hospital at 629 Salisbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The JHC services 2,500 clients per year, 70 percent of whom are not Jewish. Jewish Healthcare Center is situated 2 miles south of Poor Farm Brook.

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

School building

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is a K–12 school located at 10 New Bond St, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in former Heald Machine Company buildings. The school was founded in 1998. Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is situated 2 miles southeast of Poor Farm Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holden and Massachusetts Avenue Historic District.

Holden

Town

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Holden is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1741, on All Hallow's Eve and the Town Square was donated by John Hancock, former Governor of Massachusetts. Holden is situated 2½ miles northwest of Poor Farm Brook.

Massachusetts Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

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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. Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is situated 3½ miles south of Poor Farm Brook.

Hammond Heights

Hamlet

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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. Hammond Heights is situated 3½ miles south of Poor Farm Brook.

Poor Farm Brook

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.32398° or 42° 19′ 26″ north

Longitude

-71.83368° or 71° 50′ 1″ west

Elevation

715 feet (218 metres)

Open location code

87JC85F8+HG

GeoNames ID

4947797

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