Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a school in City of Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is situated nearby to the university building Aldus Chapin Higgins House, as well as near the library American Antiquarian Society.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include American Antiquarian Society and Aldus Chapin Higgins House.
American Antiquarian Society
Library
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The American Antiquarian Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. American Antiquarian Society is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Aldus Chapin Higgins House
University building
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The Aldus Chapin Higgins House is a historic house at 1 John Wing Road, on the campus of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Institute Park
Park
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Institute Park is a public park in Worcester, Massachusetts. 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Historic District and Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District.
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.
Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District
Neighborhood
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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.
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.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Type: School
- Also known as: “Worcester Technical Institute”
- Category: education
- Location: City of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.27509° or 42° 16′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.80785° or 71° 48′ 28″ westElevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
87JC75GR+2VGeoNames ID
4956222
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Worcester Polytechnic Institute” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伍斯特理工学院”
- Latin: “Institutum Polytechnicum Vigorniense”
- Persian: “مؤسسه پلیتکنیک ورسستر”
- Russian: “Вустерский политехнический институт”
- Western Panjabi: “وارکسٹر پولیٹیکنک اسٹیٹیوٹ”
Localities in the Area
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