Bancroft Tower
Bancroft Tower | |
Bancroft Tower | |
| Location | Bancroft Tower Rd., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′35″N 71°48′57″W / 42.2765°N 71.8158°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Earle & Fisher |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | Worcester MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000524 |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1980 |
Bancroft Tower is a 56-foot-high (17 m) tower of granite and natural stone, which looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is in Salisbury Park, in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. The folly was erected in 1900, in memory of George Bancroft, a native of Worcester and a politician, historian, and statesman. The tower was designed by Worcester architects Earle and Fisher, and cost about $15,000 to build. Bancroft Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.