Preservation Worcester

08/25/2026

Our Off Limits Tours have provided people with a unique Worcester experience. Read about our latest tour and consider joining us on a future one!

Worcester's Bancroft Tower honors a man's life, but offers the city a glimpse of its own history and future. See link below ⬇️

📸 Margaret Smith/Worcester Magazine

08/22/2026

08/19/2026

A room with a view - and access for one day only! 👀

There are still tickets available for our latest Off Limits Tour at Bancroft Tower this Saturday afternoon. Don’t miss your chance to explore this remarkable Worcester landmark and take in the view from a space rarely open to the public!

Visit preservationworcester.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Photo credit Jason Baker

08/07/2026

Thanks to Radio Worcester and Hank Stolz for talking about our Most Endangered Structures List on Radio Roundtable!

Link below - discussion starts at the 38:26 mark.

https://radioworcester.com/radio-roundtable-shotspotter-question-3-worcester-history/

08/06/2026

Tickets are now live for our fifth Off Limits tour, your exclusive opportunity to explore some of Worcester's most architecturally significant and historically important places that are rarely open to the public. This time, step inside Bancroft Tower, the 56-foot-tall granite and natural stone landmark that has been largely closed to the public for decades. Learn the history of this Worcester landmark and climb to the top for a stunning view of Worcester from above.

Bancroft Tower
Saturday, August 22
Tours offered at 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, and 3:00pm

Tickets are extremely limited- get yours now at https://www.preservationworcester.org/events-1/bancroft-tower-off-limits-tour

08/06/2026

Preservation Worcester’s annual list highlights nine historic buildings and resources facing uncertain futures — while one former endangered property offers proof that deterioration does not have to be the final chapter

08/05/2026

Preservation Worcester releases annual list of properties it deems worthy of saving.

08/04/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Park View Room to hear our summer intern presentations last night. We were thrilled to have Connor and Jenny from Clark University share their research on Oread Institute and early black migrants to Worcester with such a wonderfully interactive group!