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Boynton and Windsor

Apartment buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsBuildings and structures completed in 1887Buildings and structures in Worcester, MassachusettsNational Register of Historic Places in Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs
Boynton and Windsor Worcester MA
Boynton and Windsor Worcester MA

The Boynton and The Windsor are a pair historic buildings at 718 and 720 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are nearly identical brick apartment buildings that were constructed c. 1887 to designs by Barker & Nourse, and are well preserved instances of late 19th century apartment house construction that once lined Main Street for many blocks. Of the two the Boynton (718 Main Street) is the better preserved, with an unaltered exterior.The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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