Aurora Hotel (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Aurora Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Aurora Hotel
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Location	652-660 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′34″N71°48′20.48″W / 42.25944°N 71.8056889°W / 42.25944; -71.8056889
Built	1897
Architect	Barker & Nourse
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Worcester MRA
NRHP reference No.	88000429 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 28, 1988

Rora Bar in the Roaring 20s at the Aurora Hotel in Worcester, MA. This place had a big jazz scene.

The Aurora Hotel is a historic hotel building at 652-660 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The six story Classical Revival building was built in 1898 for Charles Stevens, son of a Worcester businessman, who was a lawyer and major landowner in the city. It features decorative carved stone panels, bay windows with pressed metal ornamentation, and a pressed metal cornice. ^[2] in 1929 and 1940 the hotel went through renovations but by 1979 many of the rooms suffered from damaged walls and ceilings so in October 1982 the hotel closed. The building was sold in 1985 and converted to apartments. ^[3]

Aurora Hotel in Worcester, MA

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ^[1]

Aurora Gallery

The Aurora Gallery is a contemporary art gallery operated by ArtsWorcester in the Aurora Hotel.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Aurora Hotel". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
3. "The Aurora's Beginnings" . Retrieved May 10, 2024.

External links

• Aurora Gallery - ArtsWorcester