Providence Street Historic District - Worcester MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 42° 14.782 W 071° 47.515
19T E 269665 N 4680905
The Rovidence St Historic District consists of 10 residential buildings originally occupied by Jewish families that relocated here from inner city neighborhoods.
Waymark Code: WMMQ27
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 2

A collection of three-deckers housing built in the 1920's. They are primarily Craftman and Colonial Revival in style and are some of the last of the 3 decker development in Worcester. They were all built by the Dworman Building Company. The original folks were, for the most part, had white-collar positions and represented the middle class. Many were employed in clothing related businesses.
Street address:
127--145 Providence St
Worcester, MA


County / Borough / Parish: Worcester

Year listed: 1990

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

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

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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