Bancroft Hotel
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Location | 50 Franklin Street, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°15′41″N 71°48′6″W / 42.26139°N 71.80167°WCoordinates: 42°15′41″N 71°48′6″W / 42.26139°N 71.80167°W |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Esenwein & Johnson |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
MPS | Worcester MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 80000614[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 5, 1980 |
The Bancroft Hotel is a historic hotel building which is now an apartment complex at 50 Franklin Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 2016 the building's common areas underwent a complete renovation.
History
The Bancroft Hotel was built by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley and operated by the United Hotels Company.[2] It was designed by Buffalo, New York architects Esenwein & Johnson in the Beaux Arts style and was completed in 1912 at a cost of over $1.2 million (equivalent to $29,474,000 in 2015).
The hotel was named for historian and politician George Bancroft. The nine story building has a steel frame, which is faced in brick trimmed with terracotta. In 1925 it was expanded in size by about 1/3 along Portland Street. Built at the height of Worcester's prosperity, it was one of the city's most opulent hotels. It was operated as a hotel until 1964.[3]
The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
It is currently tied as the 11th tallest building in Worcester.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Receivers Name for Hotel Firm". The New York Times. November 18, 1933. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Bancroft Hotel". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-27.