University Park, Worcester

Name: University Park
Address: Worcester, United States

#59 among attractions in Worcester

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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. It is located across Main Street from Clark University, thus the name. University Park Campus School, a local nearby public high school founded with help from Clark, is named after the park. ()

Elevation: 502 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°14'51"N, 71°49'17"W

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Central City (Beacon Brightly)Worcester United States

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University Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DCU Center, Worcester City Hall and Common, Hanover Theatre, Crompton Collective.

1.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Convention center, Sport
DCU Center, Worcester
43 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.
1.5 miNE
City hall, Shopping centre, Neo-renaissance architecture
Worcester City Hall and Common, Worcester
38 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.
1.3 miNE
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...
1.3 miNE
Antiques, Flea market, Shopping
Crompton Collective, Worcester
35 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.
~1760 ftN
Cafeteria, Universities and schools
Clark University, Worcester
9 min walk • 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.
~1810 ftNE
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Worcester
9 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.
~1060 ftW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Worcester
6 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.
0.4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester
10 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.
~1200 ftN
Neighbourhood
Main South, Worcester
6 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.
~1030 ftSW
Colonial revival architecture
John B. McDermott Three-Decker, Worcester
5 min walk • The John B. McDermott Three-Decker is a historic triple decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1910, it is distinctive for its preservation, and the scale and profusion of its Colonial Revival details.
~1430 ftS
Italianate architecture
Catherine Ahern Three-Decker, Worcester
7 min walk • The Catherine Ahern Three-Decker is a historic triple decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a triple-decker that predates the popularity of that building type.

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Which popular attractions are close to University Park?

Nearby attractions include Dale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic District, Worcester (2 min walk), Holy Name of Jesus Complex, Worcester (4 min walk), Crystal Street Historic District, Worcester (4 min walk), John B. McDermott Three-Decker, Worcester (5 min walk).