Bancroft Tower

Bancroft Tower
Bancroft Tower
Bancroft Tower is located in Massachusetts
Bancroft Tower
Bancroft Tower is located in the United States
Bancroft Tower
LocationBancroft Tower Rd., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′35″N 71°48′57″W / 42.2765°N 71.8158°W / 42.2765; -71.8158
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
ArchitectEarle & Fisher
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSWorcester MRA
NRHP reference No.80000524[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1980

Bancroft Tower is a 56-foot-high (17 m) natural stone and granite tower, which looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is located in Salisbury Park, in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. The folly was erected in 1900, in memory of Worcester native politician, historian, and statesman George Bancroft. The tower was designed by Worcester architects Earle and Fisher.[2] The cost of construction was roughly $15,000.[3] Bancroft Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Bancroft Tower – Archiplanet
  3. ^ "DPW Parks, Recreation & Cemetery – Salisbury Park". Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2010-02-09.

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