Evert Gullberg Three-Decker

Evert Gullberg Three-Decker
Location 18 Ashton St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°16′58″N 71°47′27″W / 42.28278°N 71.79083°W / 42.28278; -71.79083Coordinates: 42°16′58″N 71°47′27″W / 42.28278°N 71.79083°W / 42.28278; -71.79083
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1902 (1902)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Worcester Three-Deckers TR
NRHP reference #

89002388

[1]
Added to NRHP February 09, 1990

The Evert Gullberg Three-Decker is a historic triple decker at 18 Ashton Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1902, the house is a well-preserved instance of an early Colonial Revival triple decker with a gambrel roof. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Description and history

The Evert Gullberg Three-Decker stands in Worcester's northeastern Lincoln-Brittan Square neighborhood, on the east side of Ashton Street. It is a three story wood frame structure, with a cross-gabled gambrel roof. Distinctive elements include the large gambrel gables, front windows with stained glass sections, and the third floor porch, which is recessed behind a shingled arch. Original shingling on the walls, typically found in the skirting below the front bay windows, has been covered by modern siding. The porches to the left of the window bay are likewise later 20th-century replacements.[2]

The house was built about 1902, and represents an early example of the gambrel-roofed triple decker in the city, a style of Colonial Revival architecture that would not become widely deployed until the 1920s. The area was at the time of construction developing as a streetcar suburb, serving a largely middle-class population. Evert Gullberg, the first owner, was a carpenter; tenants included a salesman and a grocer. Most of the next few owners were absentee owners who used the building as a rental property.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Evert Gullberg Three-Decker". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
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