{"nrhp_refnum":"89002406","name":"Doran, Thomas F., Three-Decker","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"27 John St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.26806878700006,"lon":-71.80583008999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","European","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Stick style three-decker residence at 27 John Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, built around 1894 in a residential neighborhood northwest of downtown. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"It represents the earliest phase of three-decker development in the middle-class, multi-family area that grew west of downtown Worcester in the late 19th century. It is also one of the few well-preserved, finely detailed Stick style three-deckers in the city. It meets criteria A and C at the local level.","narrative":"Built around 1894 at 27 John Street in Worcester, this wood-clapboard three-decker stands in a neighborhood northwest of downtown where the city's early three-deckers appeared. It is an unusually ornate and well-preserved example of the Stick style. Features include a hip roof with regularly spaced brackets, a side-hall plan, and an asymmetrical facade with a single-story porch beside a three-story squared bay window. The bay is topped by a gable with spindle work in a sunburst pattern, and the front windows hold floral stained glass. The first owner was Thomas F. Doran, a stage manager at the Worcester Theatre who lived next door at 25 John Street. Early residents included clerks, teachers, and a railroad freight house foreman, reflecting a largely Irish, white-collar and skilled-trade neighborhood. The house has no recorded major alterations. It is valued as a representative early three-decker and as one of few finely detailed Stick style examples in Worcester.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick style three-decker","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Residential use; condition described as excellent, with no major alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.713028-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/13/7934/63793413/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89002406.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002406/fac3df3c2f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002406/fac3df3c2f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:27_John_Street,_Worcester_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</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:27_John_Street,_Worcester_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793413","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_F._Doran_Three-Decker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7789437"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/doran-thomas-f-three-decker-89002406/"}