Bancroft Tower

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 .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alumni Stadium and Institute Park.

Pitch
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is a football and all-purpose located on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in . It is the home field of the WPI Engineers football team of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Bancroft Tower.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammond Heights and Massachusetts Avenue Historic District.

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

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.

Bancroft Tower

Latitude
42.27647° or 42° 16′ 35″ north
Longitude
-71.8159° or 71° 48′ 57″ west
Open location code
87JC75GM+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254498943
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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Highlights include Salisbury Park and Prospect Hill.

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