Clark University, Worcester

Name: Clark University
Address: 950 Main St, Worcester, 01610, United States

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Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the United States. Originally an all-graduate institution, Clark's first undergraduates entered in 1902 and women were first enrolled in 1942. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1887 (137 years ago)Coordinates: 42°15'7"N, 71°49'26"W

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950 Main StCentral City (University Park)Worcester 01610 United States

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Nearby attractions include: Armsby Abbey, Worcester City Hall and Common, Mechanics Hall, Hanover Theatre.

1.7 miNE
Nightlife
Armsby Abbey, Worcester
43 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.
1.4 miNE
City hall, Shopping centre, Neo-renaissance architecture
Worcester City Hall and Common, Worcester
35 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.
1.5 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
Mechanics Hall, Worcester
39 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 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Performing arts
Hanover Theatre, Worcester
32 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...
1.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Worcester Palladium, Worcester
40 min walk • The Worcester Palladium, also known as The Palladium or Palladium Theatre, is an all-ages concert hall and performance venue located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Palladium was designed by architect Arlan W. Johnson and opened as a theatre in 1928 as the Plymouth Theatre.
~1490 ftE
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Worcester
8 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.
~1580 ftS
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Worcester
8 min walk • St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building at Zero Freeland Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Romanesque Revival stone building was designed by local architect Stephen C.
~720 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester
4 min walk • St. Peter's Catholic Church is a historic church building at 935 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built-in 1884, the church is one of the city's finest and most ornate examples of Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
~1760 ftS
Park
University Park, Worcester
9 min walk • University Park, also called Crystal Park, is a public park in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The 13-acre park was acquired by the city from 1887 to 1889, costing nearly 62,000 dollars.
1.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Plymouth Theatre, Worcester
40 min walk • The Worcester Palladium, also known as The Palladium or Palladium Theatre, is an all-ages concert hall and performance venue located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Palladium was designed by architect Arlan W. Johnson and opened as a theatre in 1928 as the Plymouth Theatre.
~890 ftSE
Neighbourhood
Main South, Worcester
5 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.

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Nearby attractions include Robert H. Goddard Library, Worcester (1 min walk), St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester (4 min walk), Main South, Worcester (5 min walk), Woodland Street Historic District, Worcester (6 min walk).