Massachusetts Street
Lawrence's Downtown Historic District | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Massachusetts Street looking south, 2014 | |
| Location | Along Massachusetts between Sixth and South Park Streets, Lawrence, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°57′59″N 95°14′10″W / 38.96639°N 95.23611°W |
| Area | 48.1 acres (19.5 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Neoclassical architecture |
| MPS | Lawrence, Kansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000685[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 2004 |
Massachusetts Street (also called Mass Street) is the main street in downtown Lawrence. It starts slightly south of the Kansas River. It ends at Haskell Indian Nations University. People named it Massachusetts Street because many people from Lawrence came from Massachusetts.[2]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "About the City". LawrenceKS.org. City of Lawrence. Retrieved 2014-05-29.