Worcester House (Lowell, Massachusetts)

The Worcester House is a historic house at 658 Andover Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. This vernacular Federal style farmhouse was built c. 1802 by Eldad Worcester, on land originally purchased by his grandfather, and is the oldest house on Andover Street. The area remained farmland through most of the 19th century. The house is architecturally unusual for the period, with a four-bay facade and its main entrance located on one of the sides.[2]

Worcester House
LocationLowell, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°38′42″N 71°16′50″W
Built1802
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
Part ofAndover Street Historic District (ID00000568)
NRHP reference No.83004091 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983
Designated CPJune 2, 2000

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983,[1] and included in the Andover Street Historic District in 2000.[2]

See also

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.