The WPI Historic District represents the buildings and spaces that formed the core part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s central campus during the first five decades of the Institute’s operation. Stretching from the edge of campus bordering Institute Road to Institute Park and east-west from Higgins Laboratories to the modern road separating Gordon Library from Salisbury Labs, the area fostered the innovative teaching and learning approach of “Theory & Practice” that have long defined the educational philosophy of WPI.