Higgins Armory Building
Everything the open record has on Higgins Armory Building, an event space in Worcester, Massachusetts — address, size, access and the events it carries.
- Opened
- 1930
- 96 years old
- From BOS
- 66 km (41 mi)
- Logan International Airport
- From the centre
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
- of Worcester
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 100 Barber Ave., 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Worcester.
Higgins Armory Building was opened in 1930 and owned by John Woodman Higgins, which puts it at 96 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Higgins Armory Building in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 100 Barber Ave., Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- Owner
- John Woodman Higgins
- Official site
- www.johnwhigginsarmoryllc.com
- Coordinates
- 42.2972, -71.7992
- Classified as
- event space
Travel to Higgins Armory Building
At 66 km (41 mi), Logan International Airport (BOS) makes arrival day a travel day. Open registration the evening before if you can.
At 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Worcester has 24 venues mapped in total and a population of 211,286. The Worcester guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Smaller spaces are where most events actually happen, and Higgins Armory Building is one of them. A single-track day works; a programme with a trade floor attached does not.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
A worked example for Higgins Armory Building
A Higgins Armory Building programme at 240 activated attendees — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Worcester — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Worcester have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts2,300 seats
- Worcester Foothills Theatre349 seats
- Tuckerman Hallconcert hall
- Mechanics Hallconcert hall
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Higgins Armory Building?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Higgins Armory Building appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Higgins Armory Building?
100 Barber Ave., Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It is 3.9 km (2.4 mi) from the centre of Worcester. The nearest major airport is Logan International Airport (BOS), about 66 km (41 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Higgins Armory Building?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Worcester. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Higgins Armory Building?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Higgins Armory Building is booked?
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (2,300), Worcester Foothills Theatre (349) and Tuckerman Hall are in the same city and have their own pages here. 24 venues in total are mapped in Worcester.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Worcester
- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
2,300 seats
- Worcester Foothills Theatre
349 seats
- Tuckerman Hall
concert hall
- Mechanics Hall
concert hall
- Hosting an event in Worcester
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