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The Worcester County Horticultural Society is a non-profit American horticultural society based in Boylston, Massachusetts, USA, whose stated mission in 2014 was to "inspire the use and appreciation of horticulture to improve lives, enrich communities and strengthen commitment to the natural world", [3] building upon its founding mission to "advanc[e] the science and encourag[e] and improv[e ...
New England Botanic Garden. New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is a 200-acre four season botanic garden located in Boylston, Massachusetts, approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of central Worcester in Worcester County, Massachusetts. [1] The Garden features 18 distinct garden spaces, preserved woodlands, and miles of walking trails.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Massachusetts is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Massachusetts [1] [2] [3] Name Image
There are 112 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts, west of I-190 and the north–south section of I-290 and north of Massachusetts Route 122, which are listed here. Two listings overlap into other parts of Worcester: one of the 1767 Milestones is located in eastern Worcester ...
August 15, 1995. (#73000328) Blackstone to Worcester, Massachusetts. 41°56′30″N 71°27′50″W / 41.9417°N 71.464°W / 41.9417; -71.464 (Blackstone Canal Historic District) Blackstone, Grafton, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, and Sutton. Initial listing was for 3.5 mile section of canal in Northbridge and Uxbridge ...
Liberty Farm. Liberty Farm is a National Historic Landmark at 116 Mower Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1810, it was the home for most of their married life of Abby Kelley Foster (1810–1887) and Stephen Symonds Foster (1809-1881), early vocal abolitionists and women's rights activists. The Fosters used their house as a shelter on ...
Elm Park is an historic park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park in the United States, [2] after Bushnell Park in Hartford, purchased earlier that year. [3] (. This is not to be confused with the oldest ...
NRHP reference No. 80000620 [ 1] Added to NRHP. March 05, 1980. The Benjamin Flagg House is a historic house located at 136 Plantation Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1717, it is considered the oldest structure in the city. It was home to a number of generations of influential Flaggs, including American Revolutionary War Captain ...