Edwin Johnson Three-Decker

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Edwin Johnson Three-Decker
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Location183 Austin St.,
Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′40″N71°49′0″W / 42.26111°N 71.81667°W / 42.26111; -71.81667 Coordinates: 42°15′40″N71°49′0″W / 42.26111°N 71.81667°W / 42.26111; -71.81667
Built1892
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Worcester Three-Deckers TR
NRHP reference No. 89002389 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 1990

The Edwin Johnson Three-Decker is a historic three-decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. When the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, [1] it was highlighted for its Queen Anne styling, including a three-tier porch with turned balusters, bracketed roofs, and spindled friezes. [2] Since then, much of this detail has been removed or obscured (see photo). It was built about 1892, during a triple-decker construction boom in the Crown Hill area west of the city downtown. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Edwin Johnson Three-Decker". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-19.