St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Worcester

Name: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Address: Worcester, United States

#189 among attractions in Worcester

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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is an historic stone Episcopal church building located at 693 Southbridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Designed by Stephen Earle of Earle and Fisher in the Gothic Revival style of architecture with some Romanesque details, it was built in 1894 by the Norcross Brothers. Construction of the church was funded in part by Matthew Whittall, proprietor of the Whittall Mills. It was the first Episcopal church in Worcester. ()

Built: 1894 (130 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 42°14'35"N, 71°48'44"W

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South Worcester (Southern Worcester)Worcester United States

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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hanover Theatre, Crompton Collective, College of the Holy Cross, Pilgrim Congregational Church.

1.3 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Hanover Theatre, Worcester
34 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...
1.2 miNE
Antiques, Flea market, Shopping
Crompton Collective, Worcester
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0.5 miSE
Universities and schools
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
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0.7 miNW
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Worcester
18 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 909 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1887 to a design by local architect Stephen Earle.
0.7 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Worcester
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Park
University Park, Worcester
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0.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Main South, Worcester
18 min walk • Main South is a neighborhood in southern Worcester, Massachusetts. The area's eponymous feature is Main Street, the central roadway of the city. Main South experienced rapid economic development from the 1890s until the 1950s.
~490 ftNE
Library
South Worcester Branch Library, Worcester
3 min walk • The South Worcester Branch Library is a historic former library building at 705 Southbridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The single story Classical Revival building was built in 1913 by Henry D. Whitfield with funds donated by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
0.7 miW
Colonial revival architecture
John B. McDermott Three-Decker, Worcester
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~1680 ftE
Colonial revival architecture
Andrew McCarron Three-Decker, Worcester
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0.6 miNE
Colonial revival architecture
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Nearby attractions include Cambridge Street School, Worcester (3 min walk), South Worcester Branch Library, Worcester (3 min walk), Whittall Mills, Worcester (6 min walk), Andrew McCarron Three-Decker, Worcester (9 min walk).