{"nrhp_refnum":"80000578","name":"Davis, Isaac, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Oak St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.26567061700007,"lon":-71.80814838399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Italianate house at 59 Elm Street (also 1 Oak Street) in Worcester, Massachusetts, built 1870-1872 as the residence of lawyer and businessman Isaac Davis. It is now used by the Worcester Club.","why_significant":"The form calls it a unique local example of Italianate architecture, resembling the Italianate buildings of Providence, Rhode Island. It is described as by far the most elaborate house of its period still standing in Worcester. It is also tied to Isaac Davis, a prominent lawyer, banker, insurance executive and three-time mayor, and to the Worcester Club, which has occupied it since 1888.","narrative":"Built between 1870 and 1872 at 59 Elm Street in Worcester, this three-story brick house was the home of Isaac Davis, a lawyer who also served as mayor and as president of several banks and insurance companies. Its architect, Gen. William Walker, came from Providence, Rhode Island, and the design resembles Italianate buildings there. The house has a low hip roof, a cornice with dentils and modillions, sandstone window trim on consoles, and symmetrical facades facing Elm and Oak Streets. An elaborate Corinthian entry porch marks the Oak Street side, and a cast-iron fence set in granite posts surrounds the lot. The cost was estimated in 1888 at $100,000, and the house is described as the most elaborate of its period still standing in Worcester. The Worcester Club bought the property after Davis died in 1883. Stephen Earle remodelled the interior in 1888, a brick ell was added in 1911, and the original cupola was removed.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Gen. William Walker of Providence (1870-1872); Stephen Earle (1888 interior remodelling); James Purdon (1911 ell)","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as the Worcester Club, a private social club, since 1888; the form notes alterations including a rear ell and removal of the cupola.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.136125-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7928/63792897/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/80000578.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000578/1f484d53f9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000578/1f484d53f9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pvmoutside","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaac_Davis_House.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:Isaac_Davis_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792897","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Davis_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6076230"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/davis-isaac-house-80000578/"}