{"nrhp_refnum":"89002450","name":"Stone, Edward, Three-Decker","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8 Wyman St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.25051584600004,"lon":-71.82020224399997,"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 three-story wood-frame three-decker apartment house at 8 Wyman Street in the Main South area of Worcester, Massachusetts, built around 1888 in the Stick style. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that it represents the earliest phase of three-decker development in Main South, a district then growing with industrial jobs and streetcar access to the city center. It is also a remarkably well-preserved and richly detailed example of Stick style design, one of a handful of fine local examples in three-decker form. It is considered significant at the local level under criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built in 1888 at 8 Wyman Street in Worcester's Main South neighborhood, this three-decker is a well-preserved example of Stick style multi-family housing. It follows the usual three-bay, side-hall plan but stands out for its cross-gable roof, whose gables hold decorative king's post trusses, vergeboards, scroll corner brackets and arched windows with label molding. Its most striking feature is the first-floor porch, with chamfered posts, curved brackets and a geometric balustrade and frieze. The house reflects the area's growth in the late 19th century, when nearby factories and electric streetcar service along Main Street drew skilled workers and downtown white-collar employees. Edward L. Stone, a machinist, owned and lived in the building from 1888 through 1930, and tenants included a carpenter, salesmen, a clerk and a superintendent. It was listed as a local-level example of early three-decker development and of Stick style design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick style Three-Decker","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, the same as its original use. Condition is described as excellent, with no major alterations and no outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.208167-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/17/7934/63793417/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89002450.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002450/28436ffb81-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89002450/28436ffb81-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:8_Wyman_St,_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:8_Wyman_St,_Worcester_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793417","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stone_Three-Decker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5345464"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/stone-edward-three-decker-89002450/"}