{"nrhp_refnum":"89002432","name":"Munroe, Sarah, Three-Decker","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"11 Rodney St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.27320773000008,"lon":-71.78714291099993,"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 Queen Anne style three-decker apartment house at 11 Rodney Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, built about 1892 by an unknown architect. It remains in residential use.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house reflects the growth of an ethnic, working-class residential neighborhood in the Belmont Street area in the late 19th century. It is also described as an unusually well-preserved and well-detailed example of the modest Queen Anne three-decker form built locally in this period.","narrative":"Built around 1892, 11 Rodney Street is a wood-frame three-decker in Worcester's Belmont Street area, clad in clapboard and cut shingle. It follows the side-hall plan with a side-wall jog and has a hip roof with a wide cornice and decorative brackets. A single-story portico with lathe-turned posts shelters the entry, beside a projecting three-story bay window with flared shingled skirts. The only major alteration noted is a replacement porch balustrade from the mid-20th century. The house was built at the eastern end of late 19th century subdivisions where Swedish, Swede-Finn and Finnish working-class families settled. Many residents were skilled metal workers employed by the nearby Washburn and Moen Wire Company or other local manufacturers. Early tenants included wire workers, a wire tester and a machinist. Later owners included a baggageman and a policeman. The property was listed for its association with this neighborhood's development and as a well-preserved local example of early Queen Anne three-decker design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne Three-Decker","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; condition is described as very good. The porch balustrade was replaced in the mid-20th century.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.196706-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/7933/63793375/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89002432.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002432/4897a43817-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002432/4897a43817-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WorcesterMA_SarahMonroeThreeDecker.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WorcesterMA_SarahMonroeThreeDecker.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793375","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Munroe_Three-Decker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7422630"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/munroe-sarah-three-decker-89002432/"}