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 |
| 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.
The Bancroft Hotel was built by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley and operated by the United Hotels Company. 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 $29,781,000 in 2016).
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.
The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
It is currently tied as the 11th tallest building in Worcester.
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