General Artemas Ward House, Shrewsbury

Name: General Artemas Ward House
Address: 786 Main St, Shrewsbury, 01545-3108, United States
Telephone: +1 508-842-8900

#1 among attractions in Shrewsbury

Top attraction, Historical place, Museum, History museum

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The General Artemas Ward House is a historic house at 786 Main Street in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Commonly known as the "Artemas Ward House", it was the lifelong home of Artemas Ward, American Major General in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Built: 1727 (297 years ago)Coordinates: 42°17'45"N, 71°41'48"W

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786 Main StShrewsburyShrewsbury 01545-3108 United States

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General Artemas Ward House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Worcester Country Club, EcoTarium, Juniper Hill Golf Course.

4.8 miN
Botanical garden, Garden, Museum
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston
122 min walk • Tower Hill Botanic Garden is a 171-acre botanic garden and arboretum located in Boylston, Massachusetts, approximately 8 miles north of central Worcester in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
4.7 miNW
Golf
Worcester Country Club, Worcester
120 min walk • Worcester Country Club is a private country club and golf course in Worcester, Massachusetts. The course hosted the first Ryder Cup in 1927, and was the site of the 1925 U.S. Open, which was won by Willie Macfarlane. Worcester also hosted the 1960 U.S. Women’s Open.
4.2 miSW
Museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums
EcoTarium, Worcester
107 min walk • The EcoTarium is a science and nature museum located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Previously known as the New England Science Center, the museum features several permanent and traveling exhibits, the Alden Planetarium, a narrow-gauge train pulled by a scale model of an 1860s steam engine, and a variety of wildlife.
3.8 miE
42°18'34"N • 71°37'32"W
Juniper Hill Golf Course, Boroughs
96 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.3 miW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Green Hill Park, Worcester
111 min walk • Green Hill Park is a large public park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The largest in the city, the park covers over 480 acres. It is home to the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, which honors veterans of the Vietnam War from Massachusetts.
4.2 miW
Mosque
Worcester Mosque, Worcester
107 min walk • The Worcester Islamic Center, or the Worcester Mosque, is a mosque located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The center started its operations in Oct 2005. There is also a Madrasah housed in the same building on the first floor. The website for the school is Alhuda Academy.
3.6 miW
Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
91 min walk • UMass Chan Medical School is a public medical school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is part of the University of Massachusetts system. It is home to three schools: the T.H.
3.8 miSW
Park
Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester
98 min walk • Quinsigamond State Park is a public recreation area comprising two day-use areas along the western shore of Lake Quinsigamond in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester
88 min walk • Lake Quinsigamond is a body of water situated between the city of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 4 miles long, between 50 and 85 feet deep, and has a surface area of approximately 772 acres. Lake Quinsigamond hosts 8 islands with the majority owned by private citizens.
3.4 miNE
Church
First Baptist Church of Northborough, Boroughs
88 min walk • The First Baptist Church of Northborough is a historic former church building at 52 Main Street. It is presently home to the Northborough Historical Society offices and museum.
4.1 miS
History museum, Museum
Willard House and Clock Museum, Grafton
105 min walk • The Willard House and Clock Museum is a museum located in North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States.