{"nrhp_refnum":"80000492","name":"Larchmont","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 Butler St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.23518870300006,"lon":-71.79891857599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Larchmont is a two-storey Italianate frame villa at 36 Butler Street in the Quinsigamond area of Worcester, Massachusetts, built in 1858 as the country home of Ransom C. Taylor.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a rare survivor of the many Italianate and Second Empire villas that once dotted the hillsides around Worcester in the 1850s and 1860s. It remains among the city's finest examples of Italianate architecture despite later alterations. It is also tied to Ransom Taylor, a prominent Worcester property holder and developer, and is probably the work of architect Elbridge Boyden.","narrative":"Larchmont is a two-storey frame house on a granite foundation at 36 Butler Street in Worcester, built in 1858 as the country home of Ransom C. Taylor. It sits on a hillside that was open countryside at the time and is described as a rare survivor of the Italianate and Second Empire villas that once dotted the hills around the city. The symmetrical facade centers on a slightly projecting pavilion with a low gable, a bracketed entry porch, a Palladian window with a moulded cap, and an oculus above. Porches with brackets and original balustrades flank each end. The octagonal cupola has been removed, a porte-cochere added, and aluminum siding installed. Architect Elbridge Boyden, who designed Mechanics' Hall, probably designed the house. Taylor, a tripe manufacturer turned real estate developer, lived here from 1858 to 1883. The house later became a funeral home and remains among the city's finest Italianate buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Elbridge Boyden (attributed, with a question mark)","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is funeral service. Alterations include removal of the octagonal cupola (ca. 1938), a porte-cochere, and aluminum siding added in the 1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.187224-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/7929/63792935/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/80000492.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000492/482024b451-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000492/482024b451-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pvmoutside","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larchmont_Worcester_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pvmoutside</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larchmont_Worcester_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792935","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larchmont_(Worcester,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6488798"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/larchmont-80000492/"}