The city of Worcester, Massachusetts has a long and rich history and a great many properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are 285 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city.

Current listings

Because of the large number of listings, the list has been split into three sections. Eastern Worcester is all of the city east of the north-south route of

I-190 Interstate 190 may refer to the following Interstate Highways in the United States related to Interstate 90: * Interstate 190 (Illinois), a spur into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport *Interstate 190 (Massachusetts), a spur from Worcester to L ...

and

I-290 Interstate 290 may refer to the following Interstate Highways in the United States: *Interstate 290 (Illinois), a highway from Chicago, Illinois, to Rolling Meadows, Illinois * Interstate 290 (Massachusetts), a highway in Massachusetts that connects ...

. Northwestern Worcester is the part of the city west of those highways and north of

Massachusetts Route 122 Route 122 is a southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts that is a continuation of Rhode Island Route 122. The highway is signed as south–north. Route description Route 122 begins in Blackstone as a continuation of Rhode Islan ...

. Finally, southwestern Worcester covers the area south of Route 122 and west of the highways. Two historic districts have boundaries that cover portions of more than one section of the city: milestones that make up the 1767 Milestones are found in the northwestern and eastern sections, and the

Blackstone Canal Historic District The Blackstone Canal was a waterway linking Worcester, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island (and Narragansett Bay) through the Blackstone Valley via a series of locks and canals during the early 19th century. History The initiative for th ...

extends through all three sections.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts History of Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts-related lists *