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Lawrence's Downtown Historic District
Massachusetts Street looking south, 2014
Massachusetts Street is located in Kansas
Massachusetts Street
Massachusetts Street is located in the United States
Massachusetts Street
LocationAlong Massachusetts between Sixth and South Park Streets, Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates38°57′59″N 95°14′10″W / 38.96639°N 95.23611°W / 38.96639; -95.23611
Area48.1 acres (19.5 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Neoclassical architecture
MPSLawrence, Kansas MPS
NRHP reference No.04000685[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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[change | change source]

  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.