View Street Historic District - Worcester MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 42° 14.824 W 071° 47.785
19T E 269296 N 4680994
The View Historical District is made up of 11 3 decker residential properties built between 1916 - 1930.
Waymark Code: WMMQ41
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The 3 decker homes are typical of all the 3 decker homes prevalent in the Vernon Hill area of Worcester. They are of the Craftsman and Colonial Revival architectural styles. The area drew in Irish, Swedish, Polish, Lithuanian and Jewish families. The workers were both blue-collar and white-collar workers which included woodworkers, foreman, saloon keeper and printers.
Street address:
7--17 and 8--16 View Street
Worcester, MA


County / Borough / Parish: Worcester

Year listed: 1990

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic function: Domestic

Current function: Domestic

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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