Bancroft Hotel

The Bancroft Hotel is a historic hotel building at 50 Franklin Street in . Opened in 1913 and expanded in 1929, it is one of the city's finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture, and was for many years its finest and most opulent hotel.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: Beaux Art-style former hotel in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Bancroft on the Commons” and “Bancroft on the Grid”
  • Address: 50 Franklin Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hanover Theatre and Conservancy for the Performing Arts and Cathedral of Saint Paul.

Theater building
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The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts is a complex in , that includes an auditorium, where touring acts perform regularly, and several classrooms that host classes relating to the arts. is situated 410 feet southwest of Bancroft Hotel.

Church
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The — also known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts. It is located at 38 Chatham Street in downtown , in the United States. is situated 710 feet west of Bancroft Hotel.

Memorial
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The is a non-functioning drinking fountain at the southeast corner of Worcester Common in . It consists of two parts, a pink granite basin, and a bronze statue of a young boy riding a sea turtle. is situated 340 feet east of Bancroft Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worcester and Lower Pleasant Street District.

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

Neighborhood
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The is an historic district at 418–426 Main Street and 9–49 Pleasant Street in . It encompasses the only surviving row of Victorian-era commercial buildings in downtown Worcester.

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 Hotel

Latitude
42.26127° or 42° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
-71.80158° or 71° 48′ 6″ west
Levels
11
Height
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
87JC756X+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94603534
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4854151
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