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stories in height, with its exterior finished in stucco, brick, and stone. It consists of two roughly rectangular wings, set at right angles to each other and joined by a central octagonal entry. The octagonal tower is crowned by a crenellated battlement. The upper levels are generally finished in
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half-timbered stucco, in some places decorated by additional foliate carvings. Many of its leaded casement windows are antiques shipped from Europe, and the house's Great Hall has architectural features removed from an Italian monastery.
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The Aldus Chapin Higgins House is located northwest of downtown Worcester, on the north side of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus, overlooking Institute Park to the north. It is an eclectic structure
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in 1980. It currently houses the college's alumni relations office and is used for special events.
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is a historic house at 1 John Wing Road, on the campus of the
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Aldus Chapin Higgins House is located in Massachusetts
Aldus Chapin Higgins House is located in the United States
Worcester, Massachusetts
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places
Grosvenor Atterbury
Aldus Chapin Higgins
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