Gullberg, Evert, Three-Decker
Why it's listed
Built around 1902 at 18 Ashton Street in Worcester, this three-decker is a multi-family house with a gambrel roof and Colonial Revival detailing. It has a side-hall plan, wood clapboard walls, and wood shingle on the bay windows of the main facade. Modern siding now covers the shingles on the gambrel faces. Features include a recessed entry porch, a bay window with stained glass in its upper light, and a third-floor porch set in a semi-circular gable opening. The house was part of the northern extension of subdivisions along the Lincoln Street corridor on the west slope of Green Hill, a middle-class streetcar suburb north of downtown. Its first owner, Evert Gullberg, was a carpenter who lived in the building. Later owners included a printer and rental-property investors, and tenants were mostly white-collar, supervisory or semi-skilled workers. It was listed as a well-preserved local example of early gambrel-roofed three-decker design and of suburban growth in the area.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that it represents the early 20th century northward spread of middle-class, multi-family streetcar suburbs along the Lincoln Street corridor. It is also a well-preserved, well-detailed example of the early gambrel-roofed variation of local Colonial Revival three-decker design.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89002388, listed February 9, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 18 Ashton St., Worcester |
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| County | Worcester County |
| Listed | February 9, 1990 |
| Reference number | 89002388 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival (Gambrel) Three-Decker |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, European, Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is described as very good, with present use as residential; modern siding covers the gambrel faces. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.28303, -71.79049 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89002388.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5417366
- This listing as JSON
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