Bancroft Tower

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folly historic monument tower

Bancroft Tower is a Romanesque-style stone folly and historic monument in Worcester, Massachusetts, built in the late 19th century as a memorial to statesman George Bancroft.

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Label	Occurrences
Bancroft Tower canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	folly ⓘ historic monument ⓘ tower ⓘ
addedToNRHP	March 5, 1973 ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Romanesque ⓘ surface form: Romanesque Revival
architecturalType	Romanesque-style stone tower ⓘ
associatedWith	George Bancroft ⓘ Stephen Salisbury III ⓘ
builder	Stephen Salisbury III ⓘ
builtFor	memorial to George Bancroft ⓘ
builtIn	late 19th century ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ Folly buildings in the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Massachusetts ⓘ Towers in Massachusetts ⓘ
city	Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Worcester
constructionStart	1890s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	George Bancroft ⓘ
elevationType	hilltop location ⓘ
hasAccess	Salisbury Park trails ⓘ
hasFeature	crenellated parapets ⓘ rough-faced stonework ⓘ turrets ⓘ
hasFunction	observation tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
height	about 56 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
historicPeriod	Gilded Age ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedInPark	Salisbury Park ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	George Bancroft ⓘ
NRHPListing	Bancroft Tower and Salisbury Park ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	73000324 ⓘ
NRHPType	building ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
owner	Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: City of Worcester
patron	Stephen Salisbury III ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
use	memorial ⓘ
view	panoramic views of Worcester ⓘ
yearCompleted	1900 ⓘ

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