Worcester State University, Worcester

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Worcester State University is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. One of 9 state universities in Massachusetts, Worcester State offers a liberal arts and sciences curriculum and enrolls nearly 5500 undergraduates and more than 900 graduate students. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°16'3"N, 71°50'37"W

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486 Chandler StWest Worcester (Tatnuck)Worcester United States

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+1 508-929-8000

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Worcester State University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elm Park, Clark University, St. Peters Catholic Church, Hadwen Arboretum.

1.2 miE
Park
Elm Park, Worcester
31 min walk • Elm Park is an historic park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park in the United States, after Bushnell Park in Hartford, purchased earlier that year.
1.5 miSE
Cafeteria, Universities and schools
Clark University, Worcester
38 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.
1.5 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester
39 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.
0.8 miSE
Park
Hadwen Arboretum, Worcester
22 min walk • The Hadwen Arboretum is a 26-acre forest located in the Columbus Park neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The front entrance is situated at the corner of May and Lovell St. It contains many heritage trees that were originally planted by its caretaker Obadiah Hadwen. The property is owned and maintained by nearby Clark University.
1.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Main South, Worcester
42 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.
1.3 miNE
Synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel, Worcester
35 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel is an egalitarian Conservative congregation located at 15 Jamesbury Drive in Worcester, Massachusetts.
1.2 miE
Colonial revival architecture
Elvira Drew Three-Decker, Worcester
30 min walk • The Elvira Drew Three-Decker is an historic three-decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1904, it represents part of a trend of building the form, traditionally associated with working-class housing, into the fashionable west side of the city.
1.2 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Samuel Hirst Three-Decker, Worcester
30 min walk • The Samuel Hirst Three-Decker is a historic triple decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a Colonial Revival house built late in Worcester's westward expansion of triple-decker construction.
1.5 miSE
Library
Robert H. Goddard Library, Worcester
39 min walk • The Robert H. Goddard Library is the primary library of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The library was named after rocketeer Robert H. Goddard, who earned a M.A. and Ph.D. at Clark in the 1910s. The building was built in 1969 and remodeled in 2009.
1.6 miSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Woodland Street Historic District, Worcester
40 min walk • The Woodland Street Historic District is a historic housing district in the Main South area of Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of 19 Victorian houses that either face or abut on Woodland Street, between Charlotte and Oberlin Streets.
1.2 miE
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture
May Street Historic District, Worcester
32 min walk • The May Street Historic District of Worcester, Massachusetts, encompasses a well-preserved collection of mid-19th century residences that are predominantly Queen Anne in their styling.