Massachusetts Street

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]

Lawrence's Downtown Historic District
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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 / 38.96639; -95.23611Coordinates: 38°57′59″N 95°14′10″W / 38.96639°N 95.23611°W / 38.96639; -95.23611
Area:48.1 acres (19.5 ha)
Architect:Multiple
Architectural style:Late Victorian, Neoclassical architecture
Governing body:Private and public
MPS:Lawrence, Kansas MPS
NRHP Reference#:04000685[1]
Added to NRHP:July 15, 2004

Massachusetts Street Media

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "About the City". LawrenceKS.org. City of Lawrence. Retrieved 2014-05-29.