Showing posts with label Worcester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worcester. Show all posts
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Skymark Tower Apartments
Clark University
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Worcester Polytecnical Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute was founded in 1865 to create and convey the latest science and engineering knowledge in ways that are most beneficial to society. Today, WPI holds firm to its founding mission to provide an education that balances theory with practice. WPI's 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
Higgins House Mansion
This Tudor-style mansion was once the home of Aldus C. Higgins, son of Milton P. Higgins, the first superintendent of the Washburn Shops and a founder of Norton Company in Worcester. The house was donated to WPI in 1971 following the death of Mrs. Aldus Higgins
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Worcester Country Club
The Worcester Country Club clubhouse was designed by Worcester architect L.W. Briggs and constructed by the E.J. Cross Company completed in 1914. The clubhouse is reported to have cost sixty five thousand dollars, a significant but not princely sum in those days. Today’s equivalent would be just over one million dollars.
The Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
The Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial was dedicated in June of 2002 and is located at Green Hill Park in Worcester. This picturesque 4-acre memorial is comprised of three distinct sections, called "Places." Amongst these three sections you will also find a pond and fountain, walking paths,
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Worcester Fire Alarm & Telegraph Building
Built in 1925 as a fire alarm and telegraph station this structure got a second chance at a new life as a branch of the SpencerBank with an extensive rehabilitation after sitting vacant for years.
Monday, May 23, 2016
Worcester Lunatic Asylumn Clock Tower
On a hill overlooking Lake Quinsigamond, at the site of the former Worcester Lunatic Asylum, a restored clock tower stands tall.
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