Shaarai Torah Synagogue, Worcester

Name: Shaarai Torah Synagogue
Address: Worcester, United States

#42 among attractions in Worcester

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Shaarai Torah Synagogue is an historic former synagogue building at 32 Providence Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester's first Modern Orthodox "shul", Shaarai Torah was considered the city's "Mother Synagogue" for many years. ()

Coordinates: 42°15'24"N, 71°47'37"W

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East Worcester (Union Hill)Worcester United States

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Shaarai Torah Synagogue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DCU Center, Worcester Art Museum, Armsby Abbey, Worcester City Hall and Common.

0.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Convention center, Sport
DCU Center, Worcester
16 min walk • The DCU Center is an indoor arena and convention center complex in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. The facility hosts a variety of events, including concerts, sporting events, family shows, conventions, trade-shows and meetings.
1.2 miN
Encyclopedic collection of art treasures
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
31 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Worcester, Massachusetts, the Worcester Art Museum stands as a beacon of culture and history. Established in 1898, this prestigious institution boasts a diverse collection of over 38,000 works of art, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
0.9 miNW
Nightlife
Armsby Abbey, Worcester
23 min walk • The Armsby Block is an historic mixed-use residential and commercial building at 144-148 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1885 to a design by noted local architect Stephen Earle, it is a well-preserved example of Panel Brick architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
0.5 miNW
City hall, Shopping centre, Neo-renaissance architecture
Worcester City Hall and Common, Worcester
14 min walk • The Worcester City Hall and Common, the civic heart of the city, are a historic city hall and town common at 455 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The city hall and common were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
0.5 miNW
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
Burnside Fountain, Worcester
12 min walk • The Burnside Fountain is a non-functioning drinking fountain at the southeast corner of Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of two parts, a pink granite basin, and a bronze statue of a young boy riding a sea turtle.
0.5 miNW
Memorial
Bigelow Monument, Worcester
14 min walk • The Bigelow Monument is a public monument in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The monument, located in a small cemetery at the center of Worcester Common, honors Timothy Bigelow, a Patriot during the American Revolutionary War.
0.7 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
19 min walk • Mechanics Hall is a concert hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1857 in the Renaissance Revival style and restored in 1977.
1.2 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
Tuckerman Hall, Worcester
31 min walk • Tuckerman Hall is a concert hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1902 in the Neoclassical style and restored in 1999. The architect was Josephine Wright Chapman. It is the home of the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra. Other current uses include weddings, receptions and other events.
0.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Hanover Theatre, Worcester
15 min walk • The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States was originally built in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre regularly scheduling burlesque shows, Broadway touring shows and headline acts transitioning to showing silent films by 1912 when...
~1300 ftNW
Church
St. John's Catholic Church, Worcester
7 min walk • St. John's Catholic Church, established in 1834, is an historic Roman Catholic parish church in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the oldest established Catholic religious institution in the city, and the oldest Catholic parish in New England outside of Boston.
~1250 ftW
Antiques, Flea market, Shopping
Crompton Collective, Worcester
7 min walk • The Crompton Loom Works is an historic industrial complex of the Crompton Corporation at 132-142 Green Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The factory manufactured looms for textile factories. With its original portion dating to 1860, the complex is one of the oldest surviving industrial sites in the city.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Shaarai Torah Synagogue?

Nearby attractions include Arad Alexander House, Worcester (2 min walk), Harding-Winter Street Manufacturing District, Worcester (4 min walk), Goldberg Building, Worcester (4 min walk), Crompton Collective, Worcester (7 min walk).

How to get to Shaarai Torah Synagogue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shaarai Torah Synagogue:

Train

Worcester (9 min walk)

Bus

WRTA Transportation Hub (9 min walk)
Worcester Bus Station (9 min walk)