Belmont Hospital Laboratory
Bentley-Jackson Cottage
Rufus Chase House & Carriage House
Fitts Cottage
Historic Marker at Belmont Street and Shrewsbury Street
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2009 Most Endangered Structures List
For fifteen years, Preservation Worcester has published an annual list of Most Endangered Structures, with the goal of publicizing and alerting the public about the threats to some of our city’s most historic buildings and sites. The List garners city-wide attention to the condition of these structures and their importance to our architectural landscape. It often serves as a catalyst for restoration and preservation.
Over the years, the citizens and community leaders of Worcester have often responded with concern and aid, and important historic structures have been saved from the wrecking ball or demolition by neglect. Among the “success stories” from previous Most Endangered lists are: Bull Mansion/GAR Hall on Pearl Street, which was restored as a restaurant; the Chestnut Street Congregational Church, now the New England Dream Center; the Shaarai Torah Synagogue, recently converted into condos and lofts; the Rogers Kennedy Memorial in Elm Park which has been restored and rededicated; the Tiffany stained glass windows of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Southbridge Street near Holy Cross; the Quinsigamond Baptist Church, which was moved a quarter mile in Quinsigamond Village and is now the Steeple Marketplace; and the Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank Street Clock at 50 Front Street. The popular clock, erected in 1891, has been restored and returned to its downtown location. |
41, 43, and 45 Lancaster Street
S.D. Newton House
Notre Dame des Canadiens
Paine House
Worcester
State Hospital: Clock Tower Building & Hooper Turret
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