Ingleside Avenue Historic District
Why it's listed
Four three-decker houses and three garages on Ingleside Avenue in Worcester form a small district built around 1928. The houses at 218, 220, 226 and 228 Ingleside Avenue are Colonial Revival in style and alternate between gable-roofed models with pediments and hip-roofed models. Each has a wide, simple plan, three-tier porches with square columns, triple windows, a shallow three-story side bay, wood clapboard siding with sawtooth shingle bands, and bracketed cornices. The row was part of the last phase of three-decker building in the Hamilton and Bloomingdale neighborhoods on the city's East Side. Carpenter Ernest Chevalier and blacksmith Adolphe Phaneuf were the first owners, and early tenants included toolmakers, clerks, a postal carrier and a machinist. Garages facing Rugby Street reflect residents who commuted by car. The district was listed for its intact architecture and as a representative 1920s multi-family suburb, with all seven buildings contributing.
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| Period of significance | ca. 1928 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, European, Architecture, Social History |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Ingleside Avenue Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.