Bancroft Tower

Bancroft Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bancroft Tower
Location within Massachusetts Location within the United States
Location	Bancroft Tower Rd., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.2765°N 71.8158°W / 42.2765; -71.8158
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1900 (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.