University Park

University Park, also called Crystal Park, is a public park in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The 13-acre park was acquired by the city from 1887 to 1889, costing nearly 62,000 dollars.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pilgrim Congregational Church and Woodland Street Historic District.

Pilgrim Congregational Church

Church

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Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 909 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1887 to a design by local architect Stephen Earle.

Woodland Street Historic District

Historic site

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The Woodland Street Historic District is a historic housing district in the Main South area of Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of 19 Victorian houses that either face or abut on Woodland Street, between Charlotte and Oberlin Streets.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Main South and Beaver Street Historic District.

Main South

Neighborhood

Main South is a neighborhood in southern Worcester, Massachusetts. The area's eponymous feature is Main Street, the central roadway of the city. Main South experienced rapid economic development from the 1890s until the 1950s.

Beaver Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Beaver Street Historic District is a residential historic district in the Main South part of Worcester, Massachusetts. It encompasses a collection of five well preserved Colonial Revival triple-deckers located at 31-39 Beaver Street, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Worcester

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Explore fine arts, history, and take in a show in Worcester, a medium sized city in Central Massachusetts about an hour's drive west of Boston. Worcester's seven hills and their valleys contain top notch museums, nine colleges and universities, beautiful parks, and food from all over the globe.

University Park

Type: Locality
Description: public park in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
Category: urban park
Location: City of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.25009° or 42° 15′ 0″ north

Longitude

-71.81618° or 71° 48′ 58″ west

Elevation

476 feet (145 metres)

Open location code

87JC752M+2G

GeoNames ID

4953705

Wikidata ID

Q7894859

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In Other Languages

“University Park” goes by many names.

Dutch: “University Park”

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