National Register Listing

Worcester City Hall and Common

455 Main St., Worcester, MA
Local significance of the building:
Landscape Architecture; Politics/government; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

The Massachusetts State House, located in Boston, was built in 1798 and is topped by a gilded dome that is made of wood and covered in 23.5 karat gold leaf.